GRINNELL MUT. REINSURANCE CO. v. REINKE

No. 94-2555.

43 F.3d 1152 (1995)

GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dieter REINKE, et al., Defendants, Joseph Wickes, Administrator of the Estate of Charles A. Bittner, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 3, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shaun McParland Baldwin, Michael J. Duffy (argued), Kathryn C. Thomas, Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess, Chicago, IL and Jennifer J. Johnson, Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess, Waukegan, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Richard W. Eicksteadt (argued), Pollock, Meyers, Eicksteadt & Weech, Marengo, IL and Scot A. Leonard, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellants.

Before FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

An auto accident on August 8, 1992, claimed the lives of Charles Bittner, Leslie Bittner, and Rita Reinke; Karrah Bittner was seriously injured. The administrators of the Bittners' estates (and the guardian of Karrah Bittner) sued Reinke's estate, contending that she drove recklessly while under the influence of alcohol. They also sought to recover from Reinke's employer, Deeter's Restaurant, and its partners. Deeter's Restaurant owned...

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