Legal Opinion

Home Insurance v. Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Co.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 23, 1995No. 94-3385PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

In 1990 four freight locomotive engines owned and operated by the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (CNW) collided with and damaged two commuter passenger cars that CNW had leased from the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, doing business as Metropolitan Rail-Metra (Metra). Me-tra’s insurer, Home Insurance Company (Home), brought this diversity action as sub-rogee of Metra against CNW, seeking to recover the replacement value of the destroyed commuter cars. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of CNW, holding that…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  4. United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Farm Credit Bank of St. Louis v. WhitlockIllinois Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ahsan v. Eagle, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1997
  2. The Home Insurance Company v. The Chicago And Northwestern Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  3. Gassner v. Raynor Manufacturing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2011
  4. Ahsan v. Eagle, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1997
  5. Gassner v. Raynor Manufacturing CompanyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011

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