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Brocato v. Prairie State Farmers Ins. Ass'n

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 9, 1988No. 4-87-0641PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Knecht

Plaintiff Frank Brocato filed a personal injury action against Bruce Strough and received a jury verdict of $375,000. Strough then assigned to plaintiff his causes of action against defendants Prairie State Farmers Insurance Association, Frank J. Simutis, and Ackman, Marek, Boyd and Simutis, Ltd., his insurance carrier and the lawyer and law firm retained by the carrier to defend him against plaintiff’s personal injury claim. On May 15, 1987, plaintiff filed suit against defendants in the circuit court of Champaign County claiming the carrier had breached its contractual duties to assignor…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Thornton v. PaulIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Pelham v. GriesheimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Goodley v. Wank & Wank, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1976
  4. Christison v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  5. Cernocky v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966

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3Cited by43 opinions

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  3. Jones Motor Company, Inc., and Protective Insurance Company v. Holtkamp, Liese, Beckemeier & Childress, P.C., and Paul B. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  4. New Hampshire Insurance v. McCannMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
  5. R.C. Wegman Construction Co. v. Admiral InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011

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