Scott v. Instant Parking, Inc.

William Scott recovered a judgment against Instant Parking, Inc., for personal injuries. The judgment for $21,000 was entered on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff $11,000 compensatory damages and $10,000 exemplary damages. The jury also specifically found the defendant guilty of wilful and wanton misconduct.

Thereafter, the plaintiff filed a citation proceeding against Fidelity General Insurance Company, which had insured defendant, undertaking: “to pay on behalf of the insured all sums which the insured shall become legally obligated to pay as damages because of bodily injury . . . sustained…