Brownlee v. Western Chain Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Western Chain Company (Western) brought suit against its insurer, Midland Insurance Company (Midland), to enforce the terms of an umbrella liability policy. The trial court found that Western’s notice of occurrence was untimely as a matter of law and granted summary judgment in favor of Midland. The sole issue on appeal is the propriety of the summary judgment.

According to the terms of an umbrella liability policy in effect from March 10,1971, to March 10,1974, Midland agreed to indemnify Western to the limit of *1,000,000 for…