HAYS v. COUNTRY MUTUAL INS. CO.

No. 37722.

28 Ill.2d 601 (1963)

192 N.E.2d 855

DORIS HAYS (CAUDLE), Appellee, v. COUNTRY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 27, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CRAIG & CRAIG, of Mattoon, (J.E. HORSLEY and JOHN P. EWART, of counsel,) for appellant.

RYAN and HELLER, of Mattoon, (WILLIS P. RYAN and HARLAN HELLER, of counsel,) for appellee.


Appellate Court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

This case turns upon the meaning and application of the "omnibus clause" of a policy of automobile liability insurance, which extends coverage to other persons in addition to the named insured. The plaintiff suffered personal injuries when the automobile in which she was a passenger struck a culvert. She sued the driver, Thomas Hargis, and recovered a...

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