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HIGGINBOTHAM v. AM. FAMILY INS. CO.

No. 3-85-0512.

143 Ill. App.3d 398 (1986)

493 N.E.2d 373

MILDRED M. HIGGINBOTHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed May 14, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chester C. Fuller, of Peoria, for appellant.

Nicholas J. Bertschy and Duncan B. Cooper III, both of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Peoria, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE SCOTT delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Mildred M. Higginbotham, brought this action in the circuit court of Peoria County seeking to recover proceeds of an insurance policy issued by the defendant, American Family Insurance Company. A circuit court jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $34,405. In granting a post-trial motion filed by the defendant, the circuit judge reduced the jury...

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