Legal Opinion

Finer Amusements, Inc. v. Citizens Insurance Company of New Jersey, and Underwriters at Lloyd's, London

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 10, 1964No. 14275_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

Finer Amusements, Inc., an Illinois corporation, brought an action against Citizens Insurance Company of New Jersey and Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, seeking a declaratory judgment that defendants were liable under two fire insurance policies that had been issued to plaintiff. The action was removed from the Superior Court of Cook County, Illinois, to the federal district court. Subsequently, plaintiff filed a supplemental complaint seeking damages of $25,000, the face amount of the two policies. After a court trial, the district judge entered judgment for the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Coulter v. American Employers' InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1948
  2. Weston v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Buysse v. Connecticut Fire InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1926
  4. Whitney Estate Co. v. Northern Assurance Co. of LondonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Gray v. Merchants' InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Harbor House Condominium Association and Unit 1 Corporation v. Massachusetts Bay Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  2. Larson v. Occidental Fire and Casualty CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Hermitage Insurance v. Action Marine, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
  4. Sears, Roebuck and Co., a New York Corporation v. Reliance Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Sears, Roebuck and Co., a New York Corporation v. Commercial Union Insurance Company, a Massachusetts Corporation and Reliance Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
  5. Daly v. W. E. O'Neil Construction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1971

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