Leeson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm), appeals a default judgment entered by the circuit court of Cook County which was entered as a discovery sanction. In its appeal, the defendant contends that the circuit court erroneously entered the default judgment because the discovery requests made by the plaintiffs were oppressive, were not relevant or material, and requested privileged information.

On October 11, 1985, James Leeson and Antoinette Heisman, the plaintiffs, were involved in an automobile accident when their vehicle was struck by a hit-and-run driver. As…