Legal Opinion
CMK Development Corp. v. West Bend Mutual Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 30, 2009No. 1—08—1155PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE ROBERT E. GORDON
delivered the opinion of the court:
This appeal concerns whether an insurance company had a duty to defend its insured, a residential developer.
The facts are undisputed and can be summarized in a paragraph. After the developer built a home for a couple, the couple presented a long list of alleged defects with the home. The developer then contacted its insurance company, which refused to obtain counsel to represent the developer in a subsequent arbitration proceeding against the developer. After entering arbitration, the purchasers and the developer agreed to settle for…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Wilkin Insulation Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1991
- Employers Insurance v. Ehlco Liquidating TrustIllinois Supreme Court · 1999
- Travelers Insurance v. Eljer Manufacturing, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 2001
- Valley Forge Insurance v. Swiderski Electronics, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 2006
- Gillen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Lagestee-Mulder, Inc. v. Consolidated InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- CMK DEVELOPMENT v. West Bend Mut. Ins. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2009
- Milwaukee Mut. Ins. Co. v. JP LARSENAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
- Westfield Insurance Co. v. West Van Buren, L.L.C.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2016
- Milwaukee Mutual Insurance Company v. J.P. Larsen, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2011
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