Legal Opinion

Garcia v. Lovellette

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 23, 1994No. 2-93-0531PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McLAREN

Plaintiff, Michelle M. Garcia, appeals following the circuit court’s denial of her motion to reconsider the dismissal with prejudice of counts III and IV of her amended complaint which sought statutory-penalties for the unreasonable and vexatious delay of defendant’s insurer, Horace Mann Insurance Company (insurer) and its agent-adjuster, Gerald Shannon (agent), in paying her medical expenses. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

On February 1, 1991, plaintiffs, Michelle M. Garcia and Aaron Tovar, filed a two-count negligence complaint against defendant Andrea Lovellette following a…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Altevogt v. BrinkoetterIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Scroggins v. Allstate Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  3. People Ex Rel. Resnik v. Curtis & Davis, Architects & Planners, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Reagor v. Travelers Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  5. Cernocky v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Sabrina Roppo v. Travelers Commercial InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  2. Mobil Oil Corp. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1997
  3. Michael Goldstein v. Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc., A/K/A United States Fidelity and Guaranty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  4. Harper v. Wausau InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997
  5. LaGrange Memorial Hospital v. St. Paul Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2000

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