Legal Opinion
Cassidy v. Forum Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 25, 1990No. 1—89—2397PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bilandic
Defendant, Forum Insurance Company (Forum), brings this interlocutory appeal pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 308 (134 Ill. 2d R. 308). Plaintiff, Anthony Ardagh Cassidy (Cassidy), filed a complaint against Forum and certain other defendants not involved in this appeal, alleging breach of certain contracts of reinsurance and breach of fiduciary duty. In his complaint, Cassidy attempted to bring suit in both an individual and representative capacity. Forum filed a motion to dismiss the representative claims on the basis that Cassidy did not have the requisite capacity to bring them. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Certain UnderwritersIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
- Edinburgh Assurance Co. v. R. L. Burns Corp.District Court, C.D. California · 1979
- Honey v. George Hyman Construction Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1974
- Stone v. Those Certain Underwriters at LloydsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Gaffney v. Shell Oil Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1974
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Cassidy v. Derek Bryant Insurance Brokers, Ltd.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- Bath Iron Works Corp. v. Certain Member Companies of the Institute of London UnderwritersDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1994