Connelly v. ROBERT J. RIORDAN AND CO.

PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI

delivered the opinion of the court:

After their home was destroyed by fire, the plaintiffs, George and Kathleen Connelly, filed an action against the defendants, Robert J. Riordan and Company, Durham and Associates, Inc., John E. Kelleher, and Aetna Insurance Company, seeking to recover the amount of damages for which they were underinsured. The plaintiffs alleged that defendant Kelleher, their insurance broker and an employee of Riordan and Durham, breached an oral agreement with them to adequately insure their home for full value. The plaintiffs further alleged that…