Smith v. Allstate Insurance

Plaintiff Larry Smith appeals an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting summary judgment in favor of defendant Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) in a declaratory judgment action. The record on appeal indicates that this appeal is related to this court’s prior decision in Smith v. Allstate Insurance Co., 292 Ill. App. 3d 432, 686 N.E.2d 74 (1997). Although many of the facts relevant to this appeal appear therein, a brief restatement of the case follows, along with additional facts relevant to this appeal.

On July 8, 1994, plaintiff filed a complaint for declaratory judgment…