Squire v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co.

This case involves the construction of the uninsured motorist coverage provisions contained in an automobile insurance policy and in a subsequent endorsement to that policy. The circuit court of Du Page County entered a declaratory judgment in favor of the insured, holding that the $10,000 coverage of the primary policy could be stacked with the $10,000 coverage of the endorsement for a total recovery of up to $20,000. The Appellate Court, Second District, reversed (43 Ill. App. 3d 113), and we granted the plaintiff’s petition for leave to appeal. We reverse.

On April 5, 1973, plaintiff, Nancy…