Legal Opinion
Country Mutual Insurance v. Styck's Body Shop, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 17, 2009No. 4-08-0378PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pope
In April 2001, plaintiff, Country Mutual Insurance Company (Country), filed a complaint in replevin, asserting defendant, Styck’s Body Shop, Inc. (Body Shop), unlawfully possessed several of its vehicles. Specifically, Country contended Body Shop refused to release the vehicles from storage to Country because Country refused to pay a $50 processing fee Body Shop had recently begun charging. In December 2002, Body Shop filed a counterclaim, seeking damages for towing, assessment, storage, and repair services it provided Country. Both Country and Body Shop filed amended claims prior to trial.
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