Great American Insurance v. Brad Movers, Inc.

Plaintiff, Great American Insurance Company, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County granting defendants’ motion to dismiss its action for declaratory judgment. Plaintiff sought a determination as to whether it was obligated to defend and pay claims on behalf of its insured, a public warehouse, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a warehouseman’s legal liability policy between the parties. The trial court ruled that section 6 of the Public Utilities Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 111 2/3, par. 124), which requires warehouse operators to file a bond or to obtain…