Herriford v. Boyles

The plaintiffs, Stephen Herriford and Clifford Herriford, filed suit against the defendants, Louis Boyles and the Peoria Charter Coach Company, to recover damages for injuries they sustained in a collision on December 30, 1983. The defendants’ insurer, Transit Casualty Insurance Company, became insolvent. As a result, the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund (the Fund) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 73, par. 1065.82 et seq.) assumed Transit’s obligation to defend against the plaintiffs’ claims.

During the pendency of this action, the plaintiffs pursued damage claims under the uninsured motorist…