CONTINENTAL CAS. v. ANDERSON EXCAVATING & WRECKING

No. 98-3730.

189 F.3d 512 (1999)

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANDERSON EXCAVATING & WRECKING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 27, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Snyder (argued), Ray, Robinson, Carle, Davies & Snyder, Chicago, IL, James Mercante, Kroll & Tract, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Theodore R. Boecker, Jr. (argued), Sherrets & Associates, Omaha, NE, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and MANION, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Chief Judge.

The Continental insurance company brought suit in the Northern District of Illinois under 28 U.S.C. § 1333 (admiralty) against two of its insureds, McDonough Marine Service and Anderson Excavating & Wrecking Company, seeking a declaration that it was not liable to them on their policies. Anderson had been hired by the Army Corps of Engineers to demolish the wall of a concrete lock in the Mississippi River and remove the debris. It chartered...

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