Legal Opinion
Messerly v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 23, 1996No. 4-95-0351PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Knecht
The trial court held former section 143a — 2(1) of the Illinois Insurance Code (Code) (111. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 73, par. 755a — 2(1)) required an offer of additional uninsured motorist (UM) coverage be made to all named insureds under a policy. We reverse and hold a legally sufficient offer made to one named insured satisfied the offer requirement of section 143a — 2(1).
In January 1990, Richard Messerly contacted State Farm Insuranee (State Farm) agent Jerry Marcacci to procure automobile insurance for himself and his wife, Rhonda, the plaintiff in this action. Richard met with Marcacci at…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cloninger v. National General InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
- Tucker v. Country Mutual Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Plaster v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Huguet v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
- Hall v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1989
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