Plant v. Illinois Employers Insurance of Wausau

Plaintiff-appellant, Phillip R. Plant, challenges a trial court order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant-appellee, Illinois Employers Insurance of Wausau. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.

On October 9, 1981, Plant entered into a contract of insurance with ap-pellee insuring against, among other things, theft of his coin collection. The policy contained the following limitation on actions:

“10. * * * No suit, action or proceeding for the recovery of any claim under this policy shall be sustainable in any court of law or equity unless the same be commenced within…