AETNA CAS. & SUR. CO. v. O'ROURKE BROS., INC.

Nos. 3-00-0885, 3-00-0886.

776 N.E.2d 588 (2002)

333 Ill. App.3d 871

267 Ill.Dec. 216

THE AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY CO., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. O'ROURKE BROS., INC., Defendant-Appellant (O'Rourke Bros, Inc., Jorbros, Inc., O'Rourke Bros., Inc. of Mamou, O'Rourke Bros., Inc. of West Florida, O'Rourke Bros., Inc. of Orlando O'Rourke Bros., Inc. of Georgia, O'Rourke Bros., Inc. of Atlanta, and U.S. Gold, Counter-Plaintiffs, Appellants; The Aetna Casualty and Surety Co., Counter-Defendant, Appellee; O'Rourke Bros., Inc., Third-Party Plaintiffs, Appellants; American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation, Third-Party Defendant, Appellee). The Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. O'Rourke Bros., Inc., Appellant/Cross-Appellee (O'Rourke Bros., Inc., et al., Appellants; The Aetna Casualty and Surety Co., Appellee; O'Rourke Bros., Inc., Third Party Plaintiffs; American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co., Third Party Defendant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

May 16, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel S. McHard (argued), Law Office of Samuel S. McHard, Rock Island, Jill B. Berkeley (argued), David H. Anderson, Schiff, Hardin & Waite, Chicago, for O'Rourke Bros., Inc.

Judith L. Herrmann, Lane & Waterman, Davenport, IA, John D. Hackett, Cassiday, Schade & Gloor, Chicago, Carole J. Anderson, Lane & Waterman, Davenport, IA, Jean M. Golden, Brian A. Schroeder, Cassiday, Schade & Gloor, Chicago, for Aetna Casualty and Surety Co.

Shaun McParland Baldwin, Daniel I. Graham (argued), Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess, Chicago, for American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co.

Dennis R. Fox, Califf & Harper, P.C., Moline, for Appellee.


Justice THOMAS HOMER delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises out of a declaratory judgment action brought by Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. (Aetna) against its insured, O'Rourke Bros., Inc. (O'Rourke), seeking to determine insurance coverage. O'Rourke filed a counter-complaint against Aetna and brought a third-party complaint against American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co. (American Manufacturers), another insurer of O'Rourke, seeking declaratory...

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