Legal Opinion

James McHugh Construction Co. v. Zurich American Insurance

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 13, 2010No. 1-09-2135PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Karnezis

This appeal arises from an order of the circuit court granting judgment on the pleadings pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 2008)) (the Code) to defendant Zurich American Insurance Company (Zurich) in plaintiff James McHugh Construction Co.’s (McHugh) declaratory judgment action and denying McHugh’s cross-motion for judgment on the pleadings. McHugh was an additional insured under two insurance policies issued by Zurich to two of McHugh’s subcontractors. In separate suits, the subcontractors filed third-party contribution actions…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Outboard Marine Corp. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Hobbs v. Hartford Ins. Co. of the MidwestIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Central Illinois Light Co. v. Home InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp. v. Protection Mutual InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Pekin Ins. Co. v. Estate of GobenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Endurance American Specialty Insurance v. Century Surety Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 2014
  2. Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC v. Liberty Surplus InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2010
  3. Mt. Hawley Insurance Company v. Robinette Demoltion, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2013
  4. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company v. Acuity InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 2025

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