COBBINS v. GEN. ACC. FIRE & LIFE ASSUR. CORP., LTD.

No. 45056.

53 Ill.2d 285 (1972)

290 N.E.2d 873

BERNARD COBBINS, Appellee, v. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE & LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD., et al. — (General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd., Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HINSHAW, CULBERTSON, MOELMANN, HOBAN & FULLER, and RICHARD C. BLELOCH, both of Chicago (D. KENDALL GRIFFITH, of counsel), for appellant.

WILLIAM S. KECK and HERMAN & TANNEBAUM, both of Chicago (SIDNEY Z. KARASIK, of counsel), for appellee.


Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The overall issue in this case is whether there is insurance coverage for the insured, M. Fingerhut, d/b/a Coral Stores, assuming the truth of the allegations of the plaintiff's declaratory judgment complaint that in the operation of Coral Stores, Fingerhut negligently sold fireworks to the plaintiff, who subsequently suffered injury therefrom, while away...

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