Legal Opinion

Willett Truck Leasing Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 2, 1980No. 79-63PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (hereinafter Liberty Mutual) brings this appeal from the entry of a summary judgment on November 27, 1978, in favor of Willett Truck Leasing Company (hereinafter Willett). The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether the trial court properly concluded that Liberty Mutual had the duty to defend and indemnify Willett against any judgment entered in an underlying personal injury action.

For the following reasons, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

On November 8, 1977, Willett filed a declaratory judgment action against Liberty Mutual seeking…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Maryland Casualty Co. v. PeppersIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Glidden v. Farmers Automobile InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  3. McFadyen v. North River InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
  4. Rivota v. KaplanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  5. Weiss v. Bituminous Casualty Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Outboard Marine Corp. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  2. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. MooreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  3. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Thomas Solvent Co.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1988
  4. Reliance Insurance Co. v. MartinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  5. American Family Mutual Insurance v. Fisher Development, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2009

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