Jokich v. Union Oil Co. of California

Third-party defendant, J & V Mechanical Services, Inc. (J & V), appeals from the entry of summary judgment for defendant/third-party plaintiff Union Oil Company (Union Oil) on count IV of Union Oil’s complaint alleging the breach of a provision in a construction contract requiring J & V to procure insurance in which Union Oil is named as an additional insured. J & V contends that the trial court erred in entering summary judgment for Union Oil because the insurance clause at issue is void and unenforceable as being contrary to Illinois public policy.

In 1982, the parties entered into an…