· 12/4/2003
American Country Insurance v. James McHugh Construction Co.
Citations
- 801 N.E.2d 1031
- 344 Ill. App. 3d 960
- 280 Ill. Dec. 86
- 2003 Ill. App. LEXIS 1408
How courts have described this case
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- holding that where a complaint alleges negligence only on the part of the additional insured, the insurer did not have a duty to defend or indemnify the additional insured
- noting that rules of construction such as liberally construing allegations in a complaint in favor of an insured “do not justify construing a contract against an insurer where no real ambiguity exists”
- noting that rules of construction such as liberally construing allegations in a complaint in favor of an insured \do not justify construing a contract against an insurer where no real ambiguity exists\
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Judges: Greiman
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