Westfield Insurance v. FCL Builders, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Connors
Justices Karnezis and Harris concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
Defendant FCL Builders, Inc. (FCL), appeals from the circuit court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff West-field Insurance Company (Westfield). The circuit court found that FCL was not an additional insured under the insurance policy that West-field had issued to a third party, JAK Iron Works, Inc. (JAK). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
FCL is a general contractor that was hired to work on a construction project. FCL subcontracted out the steel fabrication and erection for the project to Suburban Ironworks,…
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