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AMER. HOME ASSURANCE v. NORTHWEST INDUS.

No. 76-681.

50 Ill. App.3d 807 (1977)

365 N.E.2d 956

AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHWEST INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Rehearing denied August 9, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart S. Ball, George A. Platz, Tom W. Stonecipher, and Michael W. Davis, all of Chicago, and David M. Tyler, of Detroit, Michigan (Sidley & Austin and Sommers, Schwartz, Silver, Schwartz & Tyler, of counsel), for appellant.

Robert F. Finke, Theodore A. Livingston, and Matthew A. Rooney, all of Chicago (Mayer, Brown & Platt, of counsel), for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, American Home Assurance Company, brought this declaratory judgment action to obtain a declaration of the rights and liabilities of itself and its reinsurers as set out in certain contracts of insurance and certificates of reinsurance. The trial court dismissed the suit on the grounds that plaintiff was unable to join a necessary party and that Illinois is a forum...

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