Legal Opinion
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 9, 1977No. 76-1831PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad (C & 0) seeks indemnity from the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG) for a judgment paid by the C & 0 to an ICG employee, plus costs and attorney’s fees incurred in defending the suit brought by the ICG employee against both parties to this action. The district court granted the ICG’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that the governing Illinois law did not permit an “actively” negligent tortfeasor to obtain indemnity from a joint tortfeasor, even if the latter’s negligence was also “active.” As the jury…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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