Legal Opinion
American States Insurance v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 10, 1997No. 1-96-1669PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE WOLFSON
delivered the opinion of the court:. American States sued Liberty Mutual, seeking contribution of defense costs arising from an underlying suit. Liberty Mutual moved for summary judgment, claiming that it did not have a duty to defend the underlying action. The trial court granted Liberty Mutual’s motion for summary judgment. American States appeals. We affirm.
FACTS
The plaintiff-appellant in this case is American States Insurance Company (American States). The defendants below were Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty Mutual), Turner Construction Company…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Outboard Marine Corp. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania v. Glenview Park DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
- Transamerica Insurance Group v. Turner Construction Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
- Illinois Emcasco Insurance Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Shell Oil Co. v. AC & S, INC.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1995
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Merchants Insurance Co. of New Hampshire, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Westfield InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
- Korte Construction Co. v. American States InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
- State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. v. Kingsport Development, LLCAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006
- Metzger v. Country Mutual Insurance CoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
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