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WESTBY v. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S, LONDON

Gen. No. 47,843.

24 Ill. App.2d 20 (1959)

163 N.E.2d 849

Jennie Westby, Appellant, v. Those Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, Signatory to Lloyd's Certificate No. L 61002, Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

Released for publication February 9, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Foster and Richards, of Chicago, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lord, Bissell, and Brook, of Chicago (Richard E. Mueller and Richard C. Valentine, of counsel) for defendants-appellees.

PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit on an insurance policy. The plaintiff appeals from an order sustaining a motion to dismiss.

In 1957 the plaintiff, Jennie Westby, sued Zoie Puffer, a beauty parlor operator, for personal injuries received from a beauty treatment, and obtained a default judgment of $5,000.

Puffer had an insurance contract with certain underwriters at Lloyd's, London, protecting her from all...

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