ATWOOD VACUUM MACH. CO. v. CONTINENTAL CAS. CO.

Gen. No. 52,215.

107 Ill. App.2d 248 (1969)

246 N.E.2d 882

Atwood Vacuum Machine Company, an Illinois Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Continental Casualty Company of Chicago, Defendant-Appellee, and The Guild Hall of London, Muchener Ruckv, of Munich, Reinsurance Corporation, of London, Store Brand, of Oslo, Atlas Reinsurance, of Stockholm, Globo Reinsurance, of Toronto, British National, of London, British & Overseas, of London, The Great Lakes, of Toronto, Northern Assurances Co. of London, and the Victory Insurance Co. of London, Defendants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

March 18, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Kirby and Michael B. Roche, of Chicago, for appellant.

Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago (William H. Hillier, Alex R. Seith, and R.R. McMahan, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court.

Atwood Vacuum Machine Company brought this action as assignee of nine bills of exchange, after the bills had been presented for payment upon maturity and dishonored, against the twelve named insurance companies which had allegedly joined with an insurance company of Venezuela, Compania Anonima de Seguros Republica (Republica), for the purpose of guaranteeing payment of bills of exchange drawn in Venezuela, among...

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