Rich v. Principal Life Insurance Company

Docket No. 103754. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS DAVID RICH, Appellant, v. PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee. Opinion filed September 20, 2007. JUSTICE FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION Plaintiff, David Rich, brought an action in the circuit court of Winnebago County against defendant, Principal Life Insurance Company, for breach of an insurance contract. Defendant filed a counterclaim against plaintiff seeking a…