HIGHSMITH v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY

No. 14710.

339 F.2d 985 (1965)

Wilma HIGHSMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 27, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Hanagan, William L. Dousman, and Hanagan & Dousman, Mt. Vernon, Ill., for appellant.

John E. Jacobsen, Mt. Vernon, Ill., Jack E. Horsley, Mattoon, Ill., Craig & Craig, Mt. Vernon, Ill., for appellee.

Before HASTINGS, Chief Judge, and SCHNACKENBERG and SWYGERT, Circuit Judges.


SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

This is a diversity action brought by plaintiff Wilma Highsmith against defendant Aetna Casualty & Surety Company for $13,322.25, plus interest and costs, under a public liability insurance policy issued by Aetna to the "Commissioners of Jefferson County Highway Dept., Jefferson County, Illinois." Prior to the instant action plaintiff had brought a personal injury suit in the federal district court for damages against the County of Jefferson...

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