FOLK v. NAT'L BEN FRANKLIN INS. CO.

No. 13394.

45 Ill. App.3d 595 (1976)

359 N.E.2d 1056

FRED FOLK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL BEN FRANKLIN INSURANCE CO. et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed December 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Costigan, Wollrab, Fraker, Wochner & Neirynck, of Bloomington, for appellant.

Clausen, Miller, Gorman, Caffney & Witous, and John W. Morrison, of Karon, Morrison & Savikas, Ltd., both of Chicago (James T. Perrini and William J. Sneckenberg, of counsel), for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CRAVEN delivered the opinion of the court:

On July 1, 1971, a fire damaged a restaurant and lounge owned by the plaintiff. The building and its contents were covered by six fire insurance policies, one issued by each of the six defendant insurance companies. On August 4, 1972, plaintiff filed suit in McLean County to recover damages for fire loss under those policies.

Defendants raised four affirmative defenses...

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