Legal Opinion
Buais v. Safeway Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 18, 1995No. 1-94-0535PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson
In this case we examine the remedies available to a policyholder who claims he has been treated unfairly by his insurance company.
BACKGROUND
On June 9, 1987, six-year-old Jason L. Buais was struck by a car as he crossed the street. He suffered a concussion, multiple abrasions of the head and chest, and a ruptured left kidney that was removed in emergency surgery.
The driver of the car was not insured at the time of the accident. Jason’s father, John Buais (Buais), filed an uninsured motorist claim with his own insurance company, Safeway Insurance Company (Safeway). The policy provided that…
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