Jones v. Universal Casualty Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE EGAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an insurance coverage case. The plaintiffs appeal from an order dismissing their complaint against their insurer, Universal Casualty Company (Universal). The plaintiffs contend that the trial judge erred in concluding that the plaintiffs failed to comply with a notice provision of their policy with Universal following a hit-and-run accident. The principal arguments of the plaintiffs are that one notice provision of the Universal insurance policy violates the public policy as expressed by the legislature in the Illinois Insurance…