Legal Opinion
Frances Louise Ross v. Inter-Ocean Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 18, 1982No. 82-1249PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, a citizen of Illinois, brought suit in an Illinois state court against the defendant, an out-of-state insurance company, complaining that it had refused to honor its commitments to her under a cancer insurance policy. The defendant removed the case to federal district court under 28 U.S.C. § 1441, and later moved for summary judgment. The motion was granted and the complaint dismissed, and the plaintiff has appealed to this court.
At no time has either party, or the district court, questioned the existence of federal jurisdiction over the subject matter of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Marv Hixon D/B/A Hixon Home Improvement, and American States Insurance Company v. Sherwin-Williams CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Nicholas J. P. Tryforos and Bebe Spanos Ikaris, and Vasillios G. Spanos v. Icarian Development Company, S. A.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Goble v. Central Security Mutual InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
- Columbus and Mae Frances Crenshaw v. Great Central Insurance Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Whirlpool Corp. v. Bank of NapervilleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
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3Cited by61 opinions
- American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Kathryn Giuntoli, and Joan Markley v. City of St. Charles and Fred T.L. NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Norton Sarnoff and Carl Fletcher, and v. American Home Products Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Rawleigh C. Wilson v. The Civil Town of Clayton, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Carolyn Smith v. American General Life and Accident Insurance Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Cole v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1990
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