West American Insurance Co. v. Yorkville National Bank

Docket No. 108285. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS WEST AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee, v. YORKVILLE NATIONAL BANK et al., Appellants. Opinion filed September 23, 2010. JUSTICE BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Thomas, Kilbride, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Freeman dissented, with opinion. OPINION The issue in this case is whether the insured violated its liability insurance policy by failing to give timely written notice to the insurer as specified in the policy, thereby…