Legal Opinion
Pekin Insurance v. Miller
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 8, 2006No. 1-05-4086PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson
A tree-cutting service operated by Ken Miller was hired to clear trees off certain lots. The trees were cleared from the wrong lots. The tree-cutler’s commercial general liability (CGL) insurer, Pekin Insurance Co., refused to defend Miller against lawsuits brought by the owners of the property trees were removed from. This court must decide whether clearing trees off the wrong lots constitutes an “occurrence” under the CGL policy and whether certain exclusions in the policy bar coverage. The trial court found Pekin has a duty to defend. We agree.
FACTS
In the underlying lawsuit, plaintiffs…
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