SMILEY v. MANCHESTER INS. & INDEMNITY CO.

No. 72-189.

13 Ill. App.3d 809 (1973)

301 N.E.2d 19

ROY J. SMILEY AND PATRICIA EMANUEL, Admr. of the Estate of BYRON E. EMANUEL, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MANCHESTER INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY COMPANY OF ST. LOUIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

August 23, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barrick, Jackson, Switzer, & Long, of Rockford, (Peter S. Switzer, of counsel,) for appellant.

Reese, Schlueter & Ecklund, of Rockford, for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SEIDENFELD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Manchester Insurance and Indemnity Company of St. Louis, appeals from a summary judgment awarding plaintiffs damages in excess of policy limits due to defendant's negligence and bad faith in refusing to settle within policy limits.

Plaintiffs' complaint and accompanying documents set forth that Roy J. Smiley and Byron E. Emanuel were involved in an automobile accident...

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