Legal Opinion
Bajwa v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 2004No. 95051PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
Plaintiff, Khalid J. Bajwa, as administrator of the estate of Muhammad Cheema, filed an action under the Wrongful Death Act (740 ILCS 180/1 et seq. (West 1998)), alleging that the negligent issuance of a life insurance policy by defendant, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Met Life), proximately caused the murder of Muhammad Cheema (decedent or A. Cheema) by the beneficiary of the policy. Met Life filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (the Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 2000)). The circuit court of Cook County granted the motion. The…
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