Zannini v. Reliance Insurance of Illinois, Inc.

This cause involves a complaint for reformation of contract and for damages against Reliance Insurance Company of Illinois, Inc. (Reliance). Reliance maintains that a tenant’s policy of insurance issued to plaintiff Leonard E. Zannini (Zannini) did not cover a loss of jewelry in the amount of $13,550. The written policy between Zannini and Reliance provides coverage for jewelry loss in an amount of $500. Zannini, as subrogor and individually, and the second plaintiff, Employers Reinsurance Corporation (Employers), as subrogee, assert, however, that an oral binder of insurance given by John…