CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT CO. v. HOME INS. CO.

No. 3-02-0415.

795 N.E.2d 412 (2003)

342 Ill. App.3d 940

277 Ill.Dec. 45

CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY, an Illinois Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. The HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee/Cross Appellant (Certain Underwriters at Lloyds London, including but not limited to the following syndicates: 3, 6, 7, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 30, 33, 35, 36, 38, 42, 46, 49, 53, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 64, 65, 68, 69, 75, 76, 79, 83, 84, 86, 88, 90, 108, 109, 110, 112, 122, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 138, 142, 144, 151, 160, 163, 164, 165, 169, 174, 175, 179, 188, 194, 198, 204, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219, 220, 221, 223, 227, 231, 232, 235, 235A, 238, 241, 250, 253, 254, 272, 276, 278, 279, 286, 289, 297, 299, 300, 301, 306, 309, 311, 315, 316, 317, 322, 328, 330, 334, 342, 347, 357, 360, 365, 370, 371, 372, 373, 375, 399, 401, 404, 405, 416, 417, 420, 425, 427, 433, 440, 442, 453, 458, 462, 463, 465, 470, 472, 474, 475, 476, 479, 484, 490, 495, 496, 499, 507, 509, 510, 514, 515, 516, 517, 520, 523, 526, 527, 534, 535, 538, 539, 543, 544, 545, 552, 555, 556, 557, 558, 568, 576, 579, 581, 583, 535, 589, 590, 592, 604, 610, 612, 618, 619, 620, 621, 623, 625, 629, 632, 633, 634, 650, 651, 652, 656, 659, 660, 665, 670, 672, 677, 679, 684, 695, 707, 710, 711, 713, 719, 724, 726, 727, 729, 746, 748, 749, 750, 752, 755, 761, 762, 763, 765, 767, 768, 770, 771, 772, 773, 783, 788, 791, 793, 795, 796, 797, 819, 828, 830, 837, 838, 845, 846, 848, 849, 851, 852, 857, 860, 864, 867, 868, 870, 872, 878, 884, 887, 896, 898, 899, 900, 902, 905, 908, 909, 910, 916, 917, 918, 924, 947, 949, 960, 964, 969, 970, 971, 972, 975, 976, 987, 989, 990, 991, 998, 999, including Does 1-1000, Citizens of Illinois who are or have been members of the syndicates listed above; and Certain London Market Insurance Companies, including but not limited to: Accident & Casualty Insurance Company, Alba General Insurance Company, Anglo-French Insurance Company, Assicuranzioni Generali, City & General Insurance Company, Casualty Fire & Aviation Underwriters, Ltd., Compagnie Europeene D'Assoc. Industrielle, Dominion Insurance Company Ltd., Elvia Insurance Company, Excess Insurance Company Ltd., Generali, Gibbon, Helvetia Accident Swiss Insurance Company Ltd., Home and Overseas Insurance Company, Insurance Corp. of Ireland, London & Edinburg Insurance Company Ltd., Minster, National Casualty, National Casualty Detroit, National Casualty America, Prudential Insurance Company, River Thames Insurance Company Ltd., Sovereign Marine & General Insurance Company Ltd., Sphere Drake Insurance Plc, St. Katherine Insurance Company Plc, St. Katherine Insurance Company Ltd., Stronghold, Swiss Union, Tower, Turegum Insurance Company, Willis Faber Swiss Insurance Company, Winterthus Ins. Co., World Auxiliary Insurance Corporation Ltd., Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Company (UK) Ltd., Defendants-Appellees/Cross Appellants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

August 7, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Kaufman, Charles J. Northrup, Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran, Springfield, Lester O. Brown, Thomas M. McMahon (argued), Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, Los Angeles, CA, Karen K. Poulos, Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, Chicago, Thomas H. Wilson (argued), Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran, Ltd., Springfield, for Central Illinois Light Company.

James S. Stickles, Jr. (argued), Laura J. McGrath, Kaplan & Von Ohlen, Chicago, for The Home Insurance Company.

David B. Collins, R. Michael Henderson, Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius, Chtd., Peoria, Neal M. Glazer, Jan Duffalo (argued), D'Amato & Lynch, New York City, for Certain London Market Insurance Companies.


Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Central Illinois Light Company ("CILCO"), brought this action seeking indemnification under comprehensive liability policies issued between 1948 and 1985 by the defendants, the Home Insurance Company ("Home") and Certain London Market Insurers ("CLMI"), for environmental liabilities at three former manufactured gas plants ("MGPs"). The defendants filed nine...

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