Conway v. Country Casualty Insurance Co.

Defendant insurer, Country Casualty Insurance Company, appeals from a judgment entered in the circuit court of La Salle County in favor of plaintiff insured, Philip A. Conway. The case proceeded to a bench trial on a stipulation of facts, which revealed the following.

On December 4, 1973, plaintiff Conway was involved in an automobile collision with a vehicle driven by Hayfa Assalley. Assalley subsequently filed a personal injury suit against Conway in the circuit court of La Salle County, seeking to recover damages for injuries sustained in the accident. At the time of the accident Conway was…