AMERICAN NAT. INS. CO. v. CITIBANK, N.A.

No. 07-3746.

543 F.3d 907 (2008)

AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITIBANK, N.A., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 11, 2008.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 30, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Chittenden, III, Elizabeth G. Doolin, Chittenden, Murday & Novotny, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Todd A. Rowden (argued), Scott P. Clair, Timothy Binetti, Thompson Coburn LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and WOOD and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

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