Williams v. Country Mutual Insurance

Plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident which occurred on the grounds of Manteno State Hospital on March 31, 1971. She brought an action for declaratory judgment concerning her rights under a policy of automobile insurance issued by the defendant. The trial court found that the accident arose out of and in the course of the parties’ employment. Thus, plaintiff’s sole recourse was under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 48, § 138.1 et seq.), and there existed no coverage under the policy. In this appeal, plaintiff contends that the occurrence did not arise out…