EMERSON v. AMERICAN BANKERS INS. CO.

No. 5-89-0787.

585 N.E.2d 1315 (1992)

223 Ill. App.3d 929

166 Ill.Dec. 293

Harley EMERSON and Rogelio Arcuino, Plaintiffs-Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. AMERICAN BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

January 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Crosby, Winters, Brewster, Murphy, Crosby & Patchett, Marion, for defendant-appellant and cross-appellee.

Douglas N. Dorris, Harris and Lambert, Marion, for plaintiffs-appellees and cross-appellants.


Justice RARICK delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Harley Emerson and Rogelio Arcuino, brought an action in the circuit court of Pope County against American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida (American) for refusing to pay the full cash value of a $50,000 livestock insurance policy covering a standardbred stallion named Tough Cookie. The initial complaint alleged breach of contract. Pursuant to policy provisions, the dispute was submitted to arbitration...

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