FIDELITY & CAS. CO. OF NEW YORK v. TILLMAN CORP.

No. 96-3216.

112 F.3d 302 (1997)

The FIDELITY & CASUALTY COMPANY OF NEW YORK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TILLMAN CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Blaize (argued), Hoeppner, Wagner & Evans, Valparaiso, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Andrew E. Skopp, Mark P. Miller (argued), Lauren S. Tashma, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, and Joseph Stalmack, Galvin, Stalmack & Kirschner, Hammond, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

When at the close of 1990 Jack Hubbard created Tillman Corporation to enter the construction business, he asked Elmer Layden to secure the necessary insurance. Through his insurance brokerage (Elmer Layden, Inc.) Layden obtained several liability policies for Tillman, but workers' compensation coverage was hard to come by. Layden submitted an application on Tillman's behalf to the Indiana Compensation Rating Bureau, which manages that state...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases