Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Co. v. Holcomb

FIRST DIVISION

August 28, 2000

No. 1-99-3627

FORT DEARBORN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of) Cook County

Plaintiff, )))) 95 CH 9183

JANET HOLCOMB, ))

Defendant-Appellant )) Honorable) Dorothy Kinnaird,

(Susan V. Downing, ) Judge Presiding)

Defendant-Appellee). )

Following the death of Paul Downing, plaintiff Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company filed an interpleader action (735 ILCS 5/2-409 (West 1998)) against Susan Downing, the decedent's widow, and Janet Holcomb, the decedent's companion at the time of his death. The action sought to resolve competing claims to the…