Childress v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

This appeal is to review orders entered in the circuit court of Champaign County granting the motion for summary judgment of defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, denying plaintiff’s motion to reconsider, and denying the petition of Robert and Marilyn Heien to intervene. The suit was by the estate of a decedent to recover for the amount of a judgment entered against decedent in a proceeding arising out of an injury sustained by a third party, which judgment was allegedly recovered due to negligence and bad faith of the insurance company in defending or failing to defend…