Economy Fire & Casualty Co. v. Hughes

Defendants, Hubert Hughes (Hughes) and Rock Island Bank (the Bank), appeal from an order entered by the circuit court of Henry County which granted the motion for summary judgment of plaintiff, Economy Fire & Casualty Co., and denied defendants’ motions for summary judgment. The parties sought declaratory judgment in regard to whether a homeowners insurance policy (policy) issued by plaintiff to Hughes, which listed the Bank as the mortgagee, had been terminated properly. We affirm in part; reverse in part and remand with directions.

On or about May 1990 plaintiff issued to Hughes a policy…