Richardson v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co.

Defendant, Economy Fire and Casualty Company (Economy), was permitted, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308(a) (87 Ill. 2d R. 308(a)), to take an interlocutory appeal from an order entered by the circuit court of Rock Island County denying its motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ amended complaint. The appellate court affirmed (126 Ill. App. 3d 520), and we allowed Economy’s petition for leave to appeal (94 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)). Four issues are presented for our review, the primary one being whether plaintiffs’ amended complaint constitutes a direct action against an insurance carrier for personal…