FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE v. GEEKIE

No. 3-87-0787.

179 Ill. App.3d 679 (1989)

534 N.E.2d 1061

FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE, as Subrogee, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROBERT GEEKIE, SR., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied March 22, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter G. Panno and Joshua G. Vincent, both of Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, of Chicago (Bruce L. Carmen, of counsel), for appellant.

Law Offices of George E. Krippner, P.C., of Geneva (Kathleen M. Krippner, of counsel), for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

Fire Insurance Exchange brought this subrogation action against the defendant, the tenant of its insured, alleging the defendant was liable for damage he caused to the leased premises. The defendant moved for summary judgment on grounds that the landlord's insurer cannot maintain a subrogation action against a tenant who damaged the leased premises by causing a fire. The defendant's...

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