MFA Mutual Insurance v. Crowther, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE BUCKLEY

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises out of a third-party action brought by MFA Mutual Insurance Company (MFA) against Casualty Insurance Company (Casualty) and Casualty’s insured, Crowther, Inc., for allegedly wrongfully refusing to defend an underlying personal injury suit brought under the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.). The complaint sought reimbursement of the expenses incurred by MFA in defending the personal injury action plus the judgment paid and interest. Additionally, the complaint included counts…