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WILDER CORP. v. THOMPSON DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DIST.

No. 11-1185.

658 F.3d 802 (2011)

WILDER CORPORATION OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THOMPSON DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 27, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig L. Unrath (argued), Attorney, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

William R. Kohlhase (argued), Attorney, Miller, Hall & Triggs, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from the grant of summary judgment to the defendant in a diversity suit governed by Illinois law tests the outer limits of the common law doctrine of indemnity.

The word "indemnity" is from a Latin word that means "security from damage." The most common form of indemnity in modern life is an insurance contract: A is harmed by conduct covered by an insurance contract issued...

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