· 5/6/1988
MASONIC MEDICAL CTR. v. Turegum Ins. Co.
Citations
- 522 N.E.2d 611
- 168 Ill. App. 3d 158
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining how insured’s “overall interests would be best served by a vigorous defense against all of the allegations and a resultant finding of no [wrongdoing] whatsoever”
- “insurer must underwrite reasonable costs incurred by the insured in defending the action”
- \insurer must underwrite reasonable costs incurred by the insured in defending the action\
- conflict where insurer could have interest in fixing liability outside the policy period
- conflict where insurer could have interest in fixing liability outside the policy period
- “where a conflict of interest exists the insured, rather than the insurer, is entitled to assume control of the defense of the underlying action; ... the insurer must underwrite the reasonable costs incurred by the insured in defending the action with counsel of his own choosing.”
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Judges: Sullivan
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