Maxit, Inc. v. Van Cleve

Defendants and counterplaintiffs (defendants) John and Kelley Van Cleve appeal the judgment of the circuit court of Du Page County granting plaintiff and counterdefendant (plaintiff) Maxit, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment and motion for judgment on the pleadings and denying their cross-motion for summary judgment. The trial court ruled that defendants released plaintiff from responsibility on a pending workers’ compensation claim by signing a “Release of All Claims” that arose from defendants’ claim against plaintiff’s underinsured motorist policy. Defendants argue that the release…