· 3/16/2000
Douglas v. Allied American Insurance
Citations
- 727 N.E.2d 376
- 312 Ill. App. 3d 535
- 245 Ill. Dec. 123
- 2000 Ill. App. LEXIS 165
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that “in a lawsuit one [becomes] legally obligated to pay” when “a judgment or settlement is reached between the parties”; Maxum Indem. Co. v. Eclipse Mfg. Co., 2013 WL 5993389, at (N.D. Ill. Nov. 12, 2013
- “An insurance company has a fiduciary duty to defend its insured and to consider the insured’s interest”
- “A court is not to read [contract] provisions in isolation but is required to read [them] in light of each other to determine whether an ambiguity exists.”
- \An insurance company has a fiduciary duty to defend its insured and to consider the insured's interest.\
- “A court is not to read [contract] provisions in isolation but is required to read [them] in light of each other to determine whether an ambiguity exists.”
- “A court is not to read [contract] provisions in isolation but is required to read [them] in light of each other to determine whether an ambiguity exists.”
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Judges: Goldenhersh
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