Legal Opinion
Sowinski v. Ramey
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 27, 1976No. 60350PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE LORENZ
delivered the opinion of the court:
After obtaining a default judgment in the amount of $7,500 against defendant, plaintiff sought garnishment against the defendant insurance company, The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (hereinafter the garnishee) to satisfy the judgment. Judgment denying garnishment was entered against her. She appeals, contending that the trial court erred when it ruled that the garnishee established the affirmative defense of noncooperation.
The undisputed facts relevant to this appeal are as follows:
On October 12, 1965, defendant…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Zitnik v. BurikIllinois Supreme Court · 1946
- Hawkeye-Security Ins. Co. v. MyersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- Walsh v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1968
- Gregory Ex Rel. Cusimano v. Highway InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1960
- De Walt v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
3Cited by16 opinions
- State Security Insurance v. BurgosIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
- Equity General Insurance Co. v. PatisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- Mortell v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- McFarlane v. Merit Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- Coronet Insurance Co. v. FerrillAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
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