MARTIN v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INS. CO.

No. 1-89-2714.

565 N.E.2d 197 (1990)

206 Ill. App.3d 1031

151 Ill.Dec. 926

Royce L. MARTIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY, a/k/a GEICO, a foreign corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

December 6, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet F. Gerski, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellant.

Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Chicago (Robert Marc Chemers, Michael A. Clarke, Robert J. Franco, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.


Justice LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Royce L. Martin, brought an action for breach of insurance contract against defendant, Government Employees Insurance Company ("GEICO"). Martin seeks damages arising out of GEICO's refusal to honor his claim for loss of his automobile, which was stolen shortly after Martin sent in his application for insurance to GEICO. The trial court dismissed Martin's complaint for failure to state a cause of action on...

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