Legal Opinion
Indiana Insurance v. Pana Community Unit School District No. 8
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided November 29, 2001No. 98-CV-3121PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MILLS, District Judge.
A condemned school building burns down.
The school district seeks $4.5 million to have the building replaced, but the insurer claims that it should only have to pay $50,000 in demolition and removal costs.
Because the policy unambiguously limits liability, summary judgment must be entered for the insurer.
FACTS
Pana Community Unit School District No. 8 (“Pana”) operates several schools in central Illinois and owns a variety of properties. Among the buildings that Pana owns is its Junior High School. The Junior High School consists of a north and south building. The…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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