CLARENDON AMERICA INS. v. B.G.K. SEC. SERV.

No. 1-07-2994.

900 N.E.2d 385 (2008)

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

December 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Esther Joy Schwartz and Richard D. Foody of Stellato & Schwartz, Ltd., for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Joseph P. Shannon of Shannon Law Group, P.C. and David J.E. Roe, for Defendant-Appellee.


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 B.G.K. Security Services, Inc. (BGK), 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, LLC (69 West...

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