CHAS. HESTER ENT., INC. v. ILL. FOUNDERS INS. CO.

No. 62460.

114 Ill.2d 278 (1986)

499 N.E.2d 1319

CHARLES HESTER ENTERPRISES, INC., et al., Appellants, v. ILLINOIS FOUNDERS INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied December 1, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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 appellee Certain Underwriters of Lloyds et al.

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

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

Robert G. Heckenkamp, of Springfield, for appellee First Financial Insurance Company.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, purchasers of dramshop liability insurance, brought this class action suit in the circuit court of Madison County against eight insurance companies (defendants). Plaintiffs essentially allege that defendants sold dramshop liability insurance which provided coverage in excess of the amount that plaintiffs could become liable for under section 14 of article VI (now section 6-21...

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