Weber v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance

The plaintiff, Darrel Weber, brought this declaratory judgment action as executor of the estate of Joseph R. Weber, deceased. The decedent, a resident at the Sharon Health Care Elms, Inc., nursing home, allegedly wandered away from the home and eventually died from exposure to the elements. The plaintiff sought a declaration that an insurance policy issued by the defendant, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, on behalf of the nursing home included coverage for exposure to treble damages under the Nursing Home Care Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111V2, par. 4153 — 602). The trial…