Faulkner v. Gilmore

The plaintiffs, William Faulkner, Janice Faulkner, and Kankakee Mechanical Systems, Inc., brought a four-count, third-amended complaint against defendants William Gilmore and Deuschle-Gilmore Insurance Agency, Inc., alleging that the defendants breached a fiduciary duty and a contract to terminate a surety agreement. The trial court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a cause of action. The plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.

Counts I and II of the plaintiffs’ third-amended complaint alleged that the defendants breached a fiduciary duty in failing to provide insurance-related services.…