NEW AMSTERDAM CAS. v. UNDERWRITERS

No. 39323.

34 Ill.2d 424 (1966)

216 N.E.2d 665

NEW AMSTERDAM CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellant, v. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS, LONDON, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 18, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.V. SCHAFFENEGGER, of Chicago, (JACK L. WATSON and JAMES G. CHAPMAN, of counsel,) for appellant.

LORD, BISSELL & BROOK, of Chicago, (RICHARD E. MUELLER, THOMAS L. STEVENS, and STEPHEN H. COHEN, of counsel,) for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

The municipal court of Chicago entered a judgment on the pleadings in favor of the defendants (Lloyds) holding the plaintiff, New Amsterdam Casualty Company, solely liable for damages when its named insured, Chester A. Fiske, was involved in an accident while driving a rented automobile insured by Lloyds. The Appellate Court, First District, reversed the judgment and ruled that each...

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