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KAVANAUGH v. INTERSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY CO.

No. 59541.

35 Ill. App.3d 350 (1975)

342 N.E.2d 116

JOHN THOMAS KAVANAUGH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. INTERSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Rehearing denied February 11, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago (Richard E. Mueller and Hugh C. Griffin, of counsel), for appellant Interstate Fire and Casualty Co.

Menk, Johnson & Bishop, of Chicago (John C. Menk, of counsel), for appellant Royal Indemnity Co.

Leonard M. Ring, of Chicago, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants appeal from a judgment for plaintiff (hereinafter Kavanaugh) in the amount of $20,000 representing Kavanaugh's excess liability above his combined insurance policy limits. Defendant, Royal Indemnity Company (Royal), also appeals from a separate judgment of $25,000 in punitive damages in Kavanaugh's favor. Both defendants contend that the trial court erred when it did not...

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