Legal Opinion
Schoonover v. American Family Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 30, 1991No. 4-90-0860PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
On November 16, 1987, plaintiff John Schoonover purchased a homeowner’s insurance policy from defendant American Family Insurance Company to insure a house he had purchased in Jacksonville, lilinois. The insured building was destroyed by fire on November 20, 1987. Plaintiff filed a claim for his loss on March 10, 1988, and defendant denied the claim on May 9, 1988.
On April 4, 1989, plaintiff filed a complaint in the circuit court of Morgan County against defendant, seeking to recover $37,000 for the house, which had been insured for $30,000, plus punitive damages, attorney fees, and the cost…
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