Jonathan Pepper Co. v. Hartford Casualty Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BUCKLO, District Judge.

Plaintiffs move to remand this action to the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, and Defendants move to dismiss a mis-joined party plaintiff and a misjoined party defendant. For the reasons stated below, I deny plaintiffs’ motion and grant the motion of the defendants.

This is an action brought by plaintiffs Jonathan Pepper Company, Inc. (JPC), Gary H. Crytser, individually and doing business as Teakniques Corporation (Crytser), and Teakniques Corporation (Teakniques) on a policy of fire insurance allegedly issued by defendants Hartford…