Legal Opinion
Country Mutual Insurance v. Birner
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 17, 1997No. 3-97-0139PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE LYTTON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Attorney Donald Birner filed a personal injury suit on behalf of his client, Teresa Perrine, and subsequently obtained a settlement from the tortfeasor’s insurance carrier, American Family Mutual Insurance Company. The settlement included payment of the full amount due to Perrine’s insurance company, Country Mutual Insurance Company, as subrogee. Country Mutual refused to pay Birner for his services. Birner filed a small claims action. Country Mutual responded by filing suit for declaratory judgment against Birner and American Family,…
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