STONE CONTAINER v. HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE CO.

Nos. 97-1860, 97-1989.

165 F.3d 1157 (1999)

STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 26, 1999.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied March 4, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Berman (argued), Lawrence R. Samuels, Ross & Hardies, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant in No. 97-1860.

Philips Beck (argued), Andrew L. Goldman, Bartlit, Beck, Herman, Palenchar & Scott, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

Lawrence R. Samuels, Jeffrey A. Berman (argued), Jacquelyn F. Kidder, Peter J. Valeta, Ross & Haries, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant in No. 97-1989.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and WOOD, JR. and MANION, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied March 4, 1999.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff in this insurance suit, Stone Container Corporation, is a large manufacturer of pulp, paper, and paper products. It makes the pulp in huge steel tanks called "pulp digesters." Wood chips are placed in the tank along with chemicals. The tank is then sealed and its contents subjected to heat and pressure from steam piped into the tank, causing the chips to...

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