State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Illinois Farmers Insurance

The plaintiffs, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) and James Machak (Machak), sought declaratory and other relief from the defendants, Illinois Farmers Insurance Company and its affiliate, Mid-Century Insurance Company (hereinafter Farmers and its affiliate, Mid-Century, will be referred to as Farmers). On February 18, 2004, the trial court entered an order that granted State Farm and Machak’s motion for partial summary judgment on counts I through IV but stayed all other proceedings in the trial court. The trial court also made a special finding that, as to the…