Econo Lease, Inc. v. Noffsinger

The circuit court of Cook County granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of James D. Noffsinger, the defendant — third-party plaintiff — appellee, and against Mid-Century Insurance Co. (Mid-Century), the third-party defendant — appellant. Mid-Century appealed, and the appellate court affirmed with one justice dissenting. (Econo Lease, Inc. v. Noffsinger, 30 Ill. App. 3d 339.) We have granted Mid-Century’s petition for leave to appeal to this court.

The pleadings and depositions filed in this case reveal that Noffsinger was issued an automobile insurance policy by Mid-Century which…