NORTH RIVER INS. CO. v. JONES

Nos. 1-92-1498, 1-92-2737.

655 N.E.2d 987 (1995)

275 Ill.App.3d 175

211 Ill.Dec. 604

The NORTH RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY, a New Jersey corporation, as Subrogee of Stephen B. Byer, Barbara L. Byer, Byer Museum of the Arts, an Illinois Not-for-profit Corporation, Stephen Byer Associates, an Illinois Corporation, Chicago Title and Trust Company, as Trustee under Trust No. 10800885, and First Illinois Bank of Evanston, N.A., a National Banking Association, et al., and International Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation, as Subrogee of Byer Museum of the Arts, an Illinois Not-for-profit Corporation, and Stephen Byer Associates, an Illinois Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James O. JONES, Individually and d/b/a Brunderman Electric Company, Peter H. Winandy Sons, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, Michael A. Winandy, Morton Electric Company, an Illinois Corporation, Holmes Protection of Illinois, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, API Alarm Systems, Inc., a California Corporation, and Illinois Bell Telephone Company, an Illinois Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

August 30, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crotty & Chacon, Chicago (James T. Crotty, Zacarias R. Chacon, Deborah J. Allen, of counsel), for appellants North River and Intern. Insur.

Keck, Mahin & Cate, Chicago (Robert E. Arroyo, Barbara J. Mulvanny, of counsel), for appellee Holmes Protection.

Ellen L. Karecki, Michael Resis, Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., Chicago, for defendant-appellee API Alarm Systems, Inc.

Edward J. Burke, Mary Patricia Burns, Mary Ann Murray, Burke Burns Ellison & Pinelli, Chicago; Illinois Bell Tel. Co., Edward A. Butts, Patrick J. Kilroy, Jr., Chicago, for appellee Illinois Bell.


Justice RIZZI delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs North River Insurance Company (North River) and International Insurance Company (International) brought this action as subrogee of their insureds to recover damages resulting from the defendants' alleged negligence involving a fire alarm system that did not function during a fire that caused substantial damage and loss to the insureds' property and its contents. Defendants Holmes Protection of Illinois,...

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