Watkins v. American Service Insurance

PRESIDING JUSTICE MURRAY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Gail Watkins (Watkins), appeals from a judgment of the trial court denying with prejudice her complaint seeking declaratory judgment and damages. The complaint alleged that Watkins suffered personal injuries as a result of an occurrence with a hit-and-run automobile, as defined in an insurance policy issued by defendant, American Service Insurance Company (American Service), to Watkins. The complaint sought a declaratory judgment requiring Arherican Service to arbitrate plaintiff’s claim for injuries as well as punitive…