Moskos v. National Ben Franklin Insurance

At issue here is whether the trial court correctly entered a summary judgment for the defendant insurance companies, denying the claim of the insured plaintiff, George Moskos, for damages caused by the defendants’ alleged bad faith denial of liability on the plaintiff’s insurance policies.

On March 19,1972, a fire occurred at the plaintiff’s store on North Clark Street in Chicago. After the defendants failed to pay the plaintiff their alleged obligations on insurance policies issued by them, the plaintiff filed a three-count complaint on February 7, 1973.

The first two counts sought recovery…