BEMIS v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CAS. CO.

No. 1-08-0284.

905 N.E.2d 285 (2009)

388 Ill. App.3d 687

Frank C. BEMIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. Kevin Snead and Daniel P. Johnson, Plaintiffs, v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Defendant. Mark J. Eavenson, Plaintiff, v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, and State Farm Life Insurance Company, Defendants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

February 27, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

The Lakin Law Firm, Wood River, IL, for Appellee.


Presiding Justice O'MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm1), appeals from the trial court's granting of a motion filed by plaintiff, Frank C. Bemis, D.C., pursuant to the substitution of judge statute under section 2-1001 of the Code of Civil Procedure (the Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-1001 (West 2006)). Defendant contends that plaintiff's use of section 2-1001 of the Code violates...

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