Legal Opinion
Great West Steel Industries, Ltd. v. Northbrook Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 3, 1985No. 84-402PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Johnson
Great West Steel Industries, Ltd. (Great West), appeals from the judgment of the Cook County circuit court which, in a bench trial, found that Northbrook Insurance Company (Northbrook) was under no obligation to defend and indemnify Great West, its insured, in two claims filed against Great West in Canada (the Canadian claims). Great West also appeals from the trial court’s decision that it had failed to prove that Northbrook’s conduct in investigation of the Canadian claims amounted to breach of the policy on the ground of conflict of interest. Northbrook cross-appeals from the portion of…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Moore v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- National Boulevard Bank v. Georgetown Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Unger v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1968
- Safeway Insurance Co. v. DuranAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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- Mike Garde, A/K/A Michael Garde, and James Garde v. Inter-Ocean Insurance Company, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Louis v. Lexington Development Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd'sMassachusetts Superior Court · 1998
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