Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Allsteel, Inc.

The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aetna) brought a declaratory judgment action to resolve a coverage dispute with Federal Insurance Company (Federal) concerning defense costs and settlements paid on behalf of Allsteel, Incorporated (Allsteel). On cross-motions for summary judgment, the Cook County circuit court denied Federal’s motion, granted Aetna’s motion, and entered judgment in favor of Aetna in the amount of $960,000.

Federal filed this timely appeal and contends that the circuit court erred in granting Aetna’s motion for summary judgment because All-steel’s tender of a complaint to…