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· 3/9/1999

Pekin Ins. Co. v. Estate of Goben

Citations

  • 707 N.E.2d 1259
  • 303 Ill. App. 3d 639
  • 236 Ill. Dec. 689
  • 1999 Ill. App. LEXIS 127

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  • holding that the antistacking clause was ambiguous because the declarations page to which the clause referred listed two vehicles with separate UIM coverages and separate premiums
  • holding that the antistacking clause was ambiguous because the declarations page to which the clause referred listed two vehicles with separate UIM coverages and separate premiums
  • noting that in Illinois, unlike corporations, partnerships generally have no legal existence separate from their partners
  • in determining ambiguity in insurance policy, courts look to whether provision is subject to more than one reasonable interpretation, not existence of creative possibilities
  • the columns on the declarations page for two cars could be read as providing either $500,000 or $1 million in underinsured motorist coverage and the ambiguity allowed the insured to stack benefits
  • the columns on the declarations page for two cars could be read as providing either $500,000 or $1 million in underinsured motorist coverage and the ambiguity allowed the insured to stack benefits

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Judges: Maag

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