American Access Casualty Co. v. Tutson

Justices McBride and R.E. Gordon concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

The core issue in this case is whether section 143.1 of the Illinois Insurance Code (Code) (215 ILCS 5/143.1 (West 2006)) tolls a contractual limitation provision when the insured, Felicia Tutson, supplied the insurer, American Access Casualty Company, with information sufficient to constitute a proof of loss and American Access did not deny her claim within the two-year limitation period. We find that it does and that Tutson’s demand for arbitration was timely filed. We reverse the trial court’s order granting…