SBC HOLDINGS v. TRAVELERS CAS. AND SUR. CO.

No. 1-05-0883.

872 N.E.2d 10 (2007)

SBC HOLDINGS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

May 29, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Palmer & Associates, Chicago (Dwight B. Palmer, Jr., Tiffany J. Beverly, of counsel), for Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

O'Hagan, Smith & Amundsen, L.L.C., Chicago (Richard T. Valentino, Michael Resis, of counsel), for Appellee and Cross-Appellant.


Justice ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

The central issue in this case is whether defendant Travelers Casualty and Surety Company (Travelers) had a duty to defend its insured, plaintiff SBC Holdings, Inc. (SBC), in an underlying suit against SBC alleging racial discrimination. In 1987, City and Suburban Distributors (C & S) sued the Stroh Brewery Co. (subsequently renamed SBC) in the circuit court of Cook County. Following removal of the action...

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