U.S. FIRE INS. CO. v. HARTFORD INS. CO.

No. 1-99-1847.

726 N.E.2d 126 (2000)

312 Ill. App.3d 153

244 Ill.Dec. 530

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY and R. Carlson & Sons, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant-Appellee (Warren Insurance Agency, a corporation, and Warren R. Tomaska, Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

February 23, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kralovec & Marquard, Chartered, Chicago (William E. Spizzirri, David T. Nani, and Kathleen A. Johnson, of counsel), for Appellants.

Kiesler & Berman, Chicago (Robert L. Kiesler and Patti M. Deuel, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue in this case is simple—whether a party is an insured under the terms of an insurance policy. But to answer the question we must examine policy language not previously interpreted by any Illinois court.

FACTS

On May 1, 1994, R. Carlson & Sons, Inc. (Carlson), the contractor for a project to install new machinery at Modern Drop Forge Company (Modern Drop), entered into...

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