Roberts v. Northland Insurance

Plaintiff Kirk Roberts appeals from a decision of the appellate court which reversed in part a declaratory judgment entered by the circuit court of Peoria County. The circuit court held that when a victim of an automobile accident is covered by two underinsured-motorist policies, each issued by a different insurance company, the amount of workers’ compensation benefits received by the insured for the accident may be deducted only once from the insured’s total coverage under the two policies. The appellate court reversed this holding, ruling that two deductions may be taken, one by each…