Legal Opinion
Home Indemnity Co. v. Hunter
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 8, 1972No. 55539-55441 consPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leighton
In this appeal, we must decide whether a motorcycle is an automobile within the meaning of an automobile insurance policy. The issue arises in a suit for declaratory judgment. The facts are not in dispute.
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On June 22, 1868, Lawrence Hunter was fatally injured in Chicago when his Suzuki motorcycle was struck by an uninsured motorist. Hunter was also the owner of a 1968 Ford, two-door sedan. The Suzuki was insured by defendant-appellant Midwest Mutual Insurance Company (hereafter called Midwest). The Ford was insured by plaintiff-appellee Home Indemnity Company (hereafter called Home). Each…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bankes v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Quick v. Michigan Millers Mutual InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1969
- Deardorff, Admr. v. Cont. L. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Voris v. Pacific Indemnity Co.California Court of Appeal · 1963
- Colyer v. North American Accident InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1928
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bertini v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. ChildersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Ellis v. Sentry Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Mid-West Mutual Insurance v. Government Employees InsuranceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983
- Bandy v. State Security InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
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