Legal Opinion

American Family Mutual Insurance v. Martin

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 18, 2000No. 2 — 99 — 0504PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Inglis

Plaintiff, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, appeals the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to defendant, Betty J. Martin as special administrator of the estate of Timothy E. Martin. The court declared that defendant may recover underinsured motorist benefits under each of two policies issued by plaintiff. Plaintiff argues that the court erred by failing to apply unambiguous clauses in both policies that prohibit the stacking of underinsured motorist benefits.

Timothy Martin was killed by a car driven by Jason Theisman. Defendant was appointed the special administrator of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Menke v. Country Mutual Insurance Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Bruder v. Country Mutual InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Grzeszczak v. Illinois Farmers InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
  4. American Family Mutual Insurance v. HindeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
  5. Smagala v. OwenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Chamness v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. MONTE A. MURRAY JANE MURRAY, — v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, —Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  3. Terrence Domin v. Shelby InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
  4. Gragg v. American Family Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2001
  5. Kissinger v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2018

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