FUOSS v. AUTO OWNERS (MUTUAL) INSURANCE CO.

No. 64528.

118 Ill.2d 430 (1987)

516 N.E.2d 268

EDWARD K. FUOSS, Appellant, v. AUTO OWNERS (MUTUAL) INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Loren Thomson, Kevin P. Fitzgerald, and Rex L. Reu, of Bloomington, for appellant.

Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler, of Belleville, (Timothy S. Richards, of counsel), for appellee Auto Owners (Mutual) Insurance Company.

Sanford Goffstein and Michael S. Weinberg, of Weiss, Goffstein, Kraus, Seigel & Sherman, of St. Louis, Missouri, for appellee Vans Insurance Agency, Inc.

Duane C. Quaini, Steven H. Frankel, and Peter J. Valeta, of Sonnenschein, Carlin, Nath & Rosenthal, of Chicago, for amicus curiae National Association of Independent Insurers.


Judgments affirmed.

JUSTICE SIMON delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Edward K. Fuoss, appeals from a grant of summary judgment by the circuit court of Madison County in favor of defendants, Auto Owners (Mutual) Insurance Company (Auto Owners) and Van's Insurance Agency (Van's). Fuoss' complaint was based on the defendants' alleged failure, in violation of section 143a-2 of the Illinois Insurance Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 73, par. 755a...

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