Legal Opinion
Westfield National Insurance v. Long
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 10, 2004No. 2-03-0556PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kapala
Defendant, Robert Long, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Du Page County granting judgment on the pleadings (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615(e) (West 2002)) in favor of plaintiffs, Westfield National Insurance Company and Westfield Insurance Company. Plaintiffs filed this suit against defendant, their insured, for a declaration (see 735 ILCS 5/2 — 701 (West 2002)) that they have no duty to defend or indemnify him in an underlying suit alleging defendant’s liability under the Drug Dealer Liability Act (the Act) (740 ILCS 57/5 et seq. (West 2002)). We affirm.
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On May 13, 2002, Janice…
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