HOME INS. CO. v. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S LONDON

No. 82-2640.

729 F.2d 1132 (1984)

The HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S LONDON, not a corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 19, 1984.

Rehearing Denied May 2, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Mueller, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Donald M. Haskell, Haskell & Perrin, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge, and WYATT, Senior District Judge.


ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.

This case involves a dispute over which insurance company or companies are responsible for paying the $290,000 that it cost to settle a personal injury suit. We hold that the plaintiff and defendants must share the cost. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand the case for further proceedings.

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