Legal Opinion
Universal Underwriters Insurance Group v. Griffin
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 4, 1997No. 1-96-1085PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE DiVITO
delivered the opinion of the court:
In July 1991, Howard Pontiac, Inc. (Howard), allowed its customer Irene Griffin to use a "loaner” car while it serviced her car. While she was driving the loaner, Griffin was involved in an accident. At the time, plaintiff Universal Underwriters Insurance Group (Universal) insured Howard under a garage policy, and Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) insured Griffin under a personal auto policy.
One of the other drivers involved in the accident, Dorothy Lubow, sued Griffin for negligence. Allstate initially defended Griffin in that…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Crum & Forster Managers Corp. v. Resolution Trust Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1993
- Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp. v. Protection Mutual InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
- Putnam v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1970
- International Minerals & Chemical Corp. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Certain UnderwritersIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Universal Underwriters InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Pekin Insurance v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
- Country Mut. Ins. Co. v. Universal Underwriters Ins. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2000
- Universal Underwriters Insurance v. HillCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1998
- Browning v. PlumleeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
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