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LOFTIS v. VESTA COMPANIES

No. 3-97-0016.

686 N.E.2d 383 (1997)

292 Ill. App.3d 772

226 Ill.Dec. 753

John LOFTIS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VESTA COMPANIES, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

October 16, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emmanuel F. Guyon, Streator, for John W. Loftis, Jr.

Daniel P. Slayden, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Joliet, Bruce L. Carmen, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, for Vesta Companies.

Justice HOMER delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, John W. Loftis, Jr., filed an action against the defendant insurance company which denied coverage for damages caused when his tractor-trailer drove over a pothole. We must determine whether driving over a pothole constitutes a "collision with another object" within the contemplation of the policy of insurance. The trial court granted summary judgment for the defendant. We reverse and enter summary judgment...

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