Legal Opinion
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Martin
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1999No. 85659PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Heiple
Flaintiff-appellant, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm), filed a declaratory judgment action in the circuit court of Madison County seeking a determination of whether it owed its insured, Gregory Lee Martin, Sr. (Martin), a defense and indemnification in two underlying wrongful death suits. The trial court found that State Farm had a duty to defend and indemnify Martin, and State Farm appealed. The appellate court affirmed the decision of the trial court (296 Ill. App. 3d 466), and we granted leave to appeal.
BACKGROUND
This case originated with an arrangement between Martin and…
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