ROTH v. ILLINOIS FARMERS INS. CO.

No. 5-00-0308.

754 N.E.2d 439 (2001)

324 Ill. App.3d 293

257 Ill.Dec. 781

Brenda ROTH, Independent Administrator of the Estate of Angela Roth, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ILLINOIS FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

August 7, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Knieriem, Law Offices of Morgan & Associates, St. Louis, MO, for Appellant.

Joanne T. Stevenson, Law Offices of Lackey & Lackey, P.C., Centralia, for Appellee.


Presiding Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order granting a motion for summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action brought to adjudicate the meaning of the language contained within an insurance policy of Illinois Farmers Insurance Company (defendant). The trial court found the underinsured-motorist clause in defendant's insurance policy ambiguous and awarded the plaintiff $200,000. The only issue in this dispute...

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