Richardson v. Illinois Power Co.

Plaintiff fell from a wooden power and utility pole and sued the owner, Illinois Power Company. Illinois Power filed this third-party action against its insurer, National Union Fire Insurance Company, claiming that it was an additional insured under a general liability policy, and that National Union had breached the contract by not defending Illinois Power in the underlying suit. Illinois Power also sought damages under section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code for unreasonable and vexatious refusal to honor its policy obligations. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 73, par. 767.) The circuit court…