Legal Opinion
Beaver v. Country Mutual Insurance Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 20, 1981No. 79-607PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jones
This case presents for the first time in Illinois the issue of whether public policy permits insurance against liability for punitive damages that arise out of an insured’s own misconduct. The appeal grows out of a garnishment action brought by the plaintiff, Albert Beaver, Jr., in order to recover from the defendant, Country Mutual Insurance Company, punitive damages in the amount of $5,000. Those damages had been assessed during a jury trial against Country Mutual’s insured, Thomas Mudge, who is not a party to this appeal.
While a transcript of the proceedings at trial is not a part of the…
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