State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Yapejian

The plaintiff, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, brought the present action in the circuit court of Du Page County seeking a declaration of its obligations under an automobile insurance policy issued to its insureds, defendants Sahak and Anahid Yapejian. In its complaint, State Farm contended that a claim previously submitted to it by the Yapejians under their uninsured motorist coverage was not within the terms of that coverage. The circuit court granted the insureds’ motion for dismissal of State Farm’s complaint on the ground that section 143a(l) of the Illinois Insurance Code (Ill.…