Kaufmann v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co.

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s finding regarding the “other insurance” clause and would therefore reverse the trial court.

The majority has determined that our supreme court’s holding in Glidden v. Farmers Automobile Insurance Association (1974), 57 Ill. 2d 330, 313 N.E.2d 247, compels a finding that the “other insurance” clause is ambiguous and thus ineffective to prevent stacking of the two policies issued to the various members of the Kaufmann family. However, Glidden is distinguishable from the case at bar. Moreover, an examination of our supreme court’s decision in Morelock v.…