AMERICAN FAMILY MUT. INS. CO. v. SAVICKAS

No. 87585.

739 N.E.2d 445 (2000)

193 Ill.2d 378

250 Ill.Dec. 682

AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Michael SAVICKAS et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied November 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kiesler & Berman, of Chicago (Robert L. Kiesler, John J. Piegore, Shannon F. O'Shea and Donald E. Elder, of counsel), for appellant.

William E. Reynolds, of Chicago (Timothy Quinn, of counsel), for appellee Michael Savickas.

Jerry A. Latherow, of Chicago (Charles A. Porretta, of counsel), for appellee Elizabeth Vinicky.


Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Michael Savickas stands convicted of the first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1992)) of Thomas S. Vinicky (Thomas). Elizabeth Vinicky, the administrator of Thomas's estate (Elizabeth), has sued Savickas for wrongful death and survival. Savickas tendered the defense of his suit to his insurer, American Family Mutual Insurance Company (American Family). American Family filed the instant declaratory...

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