United States Seventh Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant-insurer is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff did not purchase the relevant coverage until well after the incident occurred and the loss was established; and 2) nothing in the dealings between the parties supported the notion that plaintiff agreed after the fact to cover this large known loss.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/11/2006
• Decided 08/21/2006
• Published 08/21/2006

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth M. Gorenberg, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James R. Branit (argued), Bullaro, Carton & Stone, Chicao, IL, for defendant-appellee.