Legal Opinion

Profitt v. Onebeacon Insurance

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 14, 2006No. 5-05-0045PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Chapman

David Profitt (now deceased) filed a declaratory judgment action against OneBeacon Insurance (OneBeacon) to determine the extent of coverage afforded by an automobile policy it had issued to its insured, Phyllis Johnson, for injuries Profitt sustained in an accident with Johnson. Profitt contended that the existence of two declarations pages permits the stacking of policy limits. OneBeacon contended that the second declarations page was issued as a result of a vehicle substitution and that no ambiguity exists. On cross-motions for a summary judgment, the trial court granted OneBeacon’s…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hobbs v. Hartford Ins. Co. of the MidwestIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Bruder v. Country Mutual InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Allen v. Transamerica InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  4. Pekin Ins. Co. v. Estate of GobenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
  5. Skidmore v. ThrogmortonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Dennis Norem v. Lincoln Benefit Life CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  2. Hanson v. Lumley Trucking, LLCAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  3. Wolfensberger v. EastwoodAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
  4. Hess v. The Estate of KlammAppellate Court of Illinois · 2019
  5. Wolfensberger v. David EastwoodAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008

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