Legal Opinion

Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund v. Farmland Mutual Insurance

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 13, 1995No. 1—94—2006PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cahill

We review a complex but undisputed set of facts that ultimately brought the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund (Guaranty Fund or Fund) and the Farmland Mutual Insurance Company before the trial court to resolve a question of law: Can the phrase "other collectible insurance” in an Illinois policy include the resources of the Guaranty Fund? The trial court answered no. We affirm.

This litigation arose when the Fund sought a declaratory judgment that Farmland was obligated to defend and indemnify certain defendants in underlying litigation. Farmland counterclaimed and asked for a declaration that…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Urban v. LohamAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  2. Ross v. Canadian Indemnity InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
  3. Harrell v. Reliable InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
  4. Pierre v. DavisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund v. Virginia Surety Company, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2012
  2. Skokie Castings v. Illinois Insurance Guaranty FundAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012
  3. Guzman v. 7513 West Madison Street, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2013
  4. Ill. Ins. Guar. Fund v. FARMLAND MUT. INS.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1995
  5. Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund v. Priority Transportation, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2020

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