HANKINS v. PEKIN INS. CO.

No. 5-98-0028.

713 N.E.2d 1244 (1999)

305 Ill. App.3d 1088

239 Ill.Dec. 394

Louis C. HANKINS, d/b/a Louie's Cartage Company, Plaintiff and Counterdefendant-Appellee, v. PEKIN INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Counterplaintiff-Appellant (Rudolf Express Company, Defendant and Counterdefendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

July 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Marc Chemers, David N. Larson, Pretzel & Stouffer, Chtd., Chicago, for Appellant.

Karen L. Kendall, Craig L. Unrath, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, John D. Flodstrom, Keith E. Fruehling, Urbana, for Appellee.


Justice WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a declaratory judgment action brought by Louis Hankins, doing business as Louie's Cartage Company (Hankins), against its insurer, Pekin Insurance Company (Pekin), to determine a question of coverage. The circuit court of Effingham County determined, in a judgment on the pleadings, that coverage was provided by the Pekin policy and that Pekin had a duty to defend Hankins against a suit brought against it by...

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