CHARLES HESTER ENTER., INC. v. ILL. FOUND. INS. CO.

No. 5-84-0186.

137 Ill. App.3d 84 (1985)

484 N.E.2d 349

CHARLES HESTER ENTERPRISES, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ILLINOIS FOUNDERS INSURANCE CO. et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed August 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Tad Armstrong, of Armstrong Law Offices, of Edwardsville, and Thomas A. Hill, of Mateyka, Hill & Hill, of Highland, for appellants.

Robert G. Heckenkamp, of Heckenkamp & Simhauser, P.C., of Springfield, and Carl W. Lee, of Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler, of Belleville, for appellee First Financial Insurance Company.

Jerome H. Torshen, Ltd., of Chicago (Jerome H. Torshen, Abigail K. Spreyer, and Robert J. Slobig, of counsel), for appellee Illinois Founders Insurance Company.

Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago (Richard E. Mueller, of counsel), for appellees Underwriters at Lloyds, London, Continental Casualty Company, and Merit Insurance Company.

Donovan, Hatch & Constance, of Belleville (Michael B. Constance, of counsel), for appellee Progressive Casualty Insurance Company.

Dunham, Boman & Leskera, of East St. Louis (Howard F. Boman, of counsel), for appellee Western Casualty & Surety Company.


Order affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs appeal a judgment and post-judgment order of the trial court that denied certification of a class for a class action suit and dismissed their 32-count third amended complaint with prejudice.

Plaintiffs' action was brought to recover actual and punitive damages, interest, court costs and attorney fees, and to obtain...

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