MYERS v. MERRIMACK MUT. FIRE INS. CO.

No. 85-1265.

788 F.2d 468 (1986)

Walter MYERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MERRIMACK MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, an Insurance Company doing business in Illinois, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher P. Ryan, Strodel, Kingery & Durpree, Assoc., Peoria, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

James T. Ferrini, Clausen, Miller, Gorman, Caffrey & Witous, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, and POSNER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.

This appeal comes to us from the district court's grant of summary judgment, 601 F.Supp. 620, in favor of the defendant Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Company. This diversity case raises the issue of the proper construction of certain terms in an insurance contract. For the reasons set out below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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In 1977, plaintiff Walter Myers purchased...

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