Legal Opinion
Pekin Insurance v. U.S. Credit Funding, Ltd.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 28, 1991No. 1-90-0635PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE RAKOWSKI
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff-appellant Pekin Insurance Company (Pekin) brought a declaratory action against its insured, U.S. Credit Funding, Ltd. (U.S. Credit), seeking to obtain a declaration that Pekin’s insurance policy did not obligate Pekin to defend or indemnify U.S. Credit in a lawsuit brought on behalf of Beth Trilling, a minor. The Trilling lawsuit arose from an accident occurring on January 22, 1987, in which Beth TriHing was struck by an automobile driven by defendant Heather Gould. A bench trial ensued, and the trial court entered…
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- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. LucasAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Government Employees Insurance v. DennisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
- Gibraltar Casualty Co. v. A. Epstein & Sons, International, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1990
- Klein v. PritikinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
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