Legal Opinion
Dixon Distributing Co. v. Hanover Insurance
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 26, 1994No. 75675PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
This appeal involves a coverage dispute between plaintiff, Dixon Distributing Co. (Dixon), and one of its insurers. The dispute originated between the parties when Patrick Hanneken filed a retaliatory discharge action against Dixon. Dixon thereafter sought a declaratory judgment that defendants, Commercial Union Insurance Company (Commercial), Hanover Insurance Company (Hanover), Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company (Massachusetts), and International Insurance Company (International), must defend and indemnify it against the underlying retaliatory discharge action. The circuit court entered…
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