CLARENDON AMERICA INS. v. AARGUS SEC. SYS.

No. 1-06-2121.

870 N.E.2d 988 (2007)

CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, a New Jersey Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AARGUS SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC., an Illinois Corporation, Defendant-Appellant (Scottsdale Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellee; B.G.K. Security Services, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, 69 West Washington Management LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Corporation, and County of Cook, a Body Politic and Corporation, Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

June 18, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Esther Joy Schwartz, Donald E. Stellato, David S. Allen and Dana A. Rice of Stellato & Schwartz, Ltd., Chicago, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Shaun McParland Baldwin, Katherine Streicher Arnold of Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess, LLP, Chicago, for Intervenor-Appellee.

Thomas M. Crawford and Brian M. Reid of Litchfield Cavo LLP, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellant.


Presiding Justice McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Clarendon America Insurance Co. (Clarendon) filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a determination that it owed no duty to defend or indemnify defendant Aargus Security Systems, Inc. (Aargus), in several underlying lawsuits arising out of the October 17, 2003, fire that occurred at a building owned by defendant County of Cook (Cook) and managed by defendant 69 West Washington Management,...

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