Virginia Surety Company v. Northern Insurance Company of New York

Docket No. 102036. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS VIRGINIA SURETY COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK et al., Appellees. Opinion filed January 19, 2007. JUSTICE FITZGERALD delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION The plaintiff, Virginia Surety Company, Inc. (Virginia Surety), challenges the appellate court’s decision to affirm the Will County circuit court’s summary judgment order in favor of defendant,…