Appellate Court of Illinois· 6/17/2004
Mountbatten Surety Co. v. Szabo Contracting, Inc.
Citations
- 812 N.E.2d 90
- 285 Ill. Dec. 501
- 349 Ill. App. 3d 857
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- noting that this court reviews a trial court’s decision whether to allow a party to raise an affirmative defense under an abuse of discretion standard
- noting that this court reviews a trial court's decision whether to allow a party to raise an affirmative defense under an abuse of discretion standard
- noting that “an indemnity agreement is a contract and is subject to the rules for interpreting contracts”
- analyzing surety's indemnity and collateralization rights based on terms of contract, without resort to general equitable principles
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Judges: O'Malley, Grometer, Callum
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