United States Seventh Circuit

In a declaratory judgment action, seeking to clarify a Commutation and Release Agreement between insurance companies for reinsurance contracts, the district court properly examined the extrinsic evidence when it granted summary judgment to plaintiffs.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/25/2005
• Published 10/25/2005

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Melville W. Washburn, Constantine L. Trela, Jr. (argued), Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Evan L. Smoak (argued), R. Steven Anderson, Barger & Wolen, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant.