Charles Hester Enterprises, Inc. v. Illinois Founders Insurance

Plaintiffs, purchasers of dramshop liability insurance, brought this class action suit in the circuit court of Madison County against eight insurance companies (defendants). Plaintiffs essentially allege that defendants sold dramshop liability insurance which provided coverage in excess of the amount that plaintiffs could become liable for under section 14 of article VI (now section 6 — 21) of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 (Dramshop Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 43, par. 135), and that defendants collected premiums for the excess coverage.

In their third amended complaint, plaintiffs seek…