AAA DISPOSAL SYSTEMS v. AETNA CAS. & SUR.

No. 2-03-0416.

821 N.E.2d 1278 (2005)

355 Ill. App.3d 275

290 Ill.Dec. 704

AAA DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, INC., M.I.G. Investments, Inc., Richard Ter Maat, and Jack Ter Maat, Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, Commercial Union Insurance Company, Continental Casualty Company, National Fire and Marine Insurance Company, International Insurance Company, and United States Fire Insurance, Defendants-Appellees (BFI Waste Systems of North America, Inc., Apache Products Company, Tamms Industries, Daimler Chrysler Corporation, f/k/a Chrysler Corporation, The Ingersoll Milling Machine Company, Amerock Corporation, Camcar Division of Textron, Inc., Twin Disc, Inc., and Wilmar Processing Company, Intervenors-Appellants and Cross-Appellees; and American Employers' Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

January 12, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Maher, Guyer & Enichen, PC, Rockford, for AAA Disposal Systems, Inc., Jack Ter Maat, Richard Ter Maat.

Sharon A. Salinas, Dykema Gossett Rooks Pitts PLLC, Chicago, William G. Beck, Alok Ahuja, Gary D. Justis, Jeffrey M. Russell, Lathrop & Gage, L.C., Kansas City, MO, for Amerock Corporation, Apache Products Co., BFI Waste Systems of North America, Inc., Camcar Division of Textron, Inc., Daimler Chrysler Corp., Ingersoll Milling Machine Co., M.I.G. Investements, Tamms Industries, Twin Disc, Inc., Wilmar Processing Co.

James R. Branit, James J. Berdelle, Bullaro & Carton, Chtd., Chicago, for American Employers' Insurance Co.

Jan M. Michaels, Steve Schulwolf, Michaels & May, P.C., Chicago, for Continental Casualty Co., Continental Insurance Co.

Michael R. Gregg, Donald G. Machalinski, Merlo, Kanofsky & Brinkmeier, Ltd., Chicago, for International Insurance Co., United States Fire Insurance Co.

Thomas B. Keegan, Edward W. Gleason, Keegan, Laterza, Lofgren & Gleason, P.C., Chicago, for National Fire & Marine Insurance Co.

Floyd A. Wisner, The Nolan Group, Chicago, for Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.


Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs and intervenors appeal the trial court's order determining that plaintiffs' claims were not covered under the policies at issue and granting summary judgment in favor of defendants. We affirm this order.

Intervenors appeal, and defendant American Employers' Insurance Company cross-appeals, the trial court's order regarding the allocation of liability. We reverse this order.

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