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SMILEY v. MANCHESTER INS. & INDEM. CO.

No. 49812.

71 Ill.2d 306 (1978)

375 N.E.2d 118

ROY J. SMILEY et al., v. MANCHESTER INSURANCE & INDEMNITY COMPANY OF ST. LOUIS. — (Manchester Insurance & Indemnity Company of St. Louis, Appellee, v. William D. Knight, Jr., Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed April 3, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reno, Zahm, Folgate, Skolrood, Lindberg & Powell, of Rockford (Robert K. Skolrood, Robert A. Fredrickson, and Mark W. Boswell, of counsel), for appellant.

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

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

In this third-party proceeding in the circuit court of Winnebago County, Manchester Insurance & Indemnity Company of St. Louis (hereinafter referred to as Manchester) sued attorney William D. Knight, Jr., for malpractice, alleging that his negligent acts in defense of an insured, Charles Toney, resulted in its liability for damages in excess of the policy limits. Knight counterclaimed...

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