Safeway Insurance Co. v. Hister

THIRD DIVISION

March 31, 1999

No. 1-98-1208

SAFEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Cook County.)

v. ))

SANETTA HISTER, ) Honorable) Dorothy Kirie Kinnaird,

Defendant-Appellee. ) Judge Presiding.

On June 15, 1995, defendant Sanetta Hister (Hister) was involved in a hit-and-run accident. Hister sought uninsured motorist coverage from plaintiff Safeway Insurance Company (Safeway), claiming that she could not identify the owner or operator of the vehicle that hit her. On October 9, 1997, Safeway filed a declaratory judgement action to stay arbitration of…