AMERICAN FAMILY MUT. INS. v. WESTFIELD INS.

No. 4-11-0088.

962 N.E.2d 993 (2011)

AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, as Subrogee of Central Supply and as Subrogee of Thomas Wells; and Shannon Dennis, a Minor, by Patrick Dennis, Her Natural Parent and Guardian, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied December 23, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Chapin (argued), Chapin & Long, P.C., Champaign, for American Family Mutual Insurance Co.

Robert Ostojic (argued), Leahy, Eisenberg & Fraenkel, Ltd., Chicago, for Westfield Insurance Company.

Scott A. Ruksakiati (argued), Vanek, Vickers & Masini, P.C., Chicago, Stacey E. Lynch , Dorris Law Firm, PC, Bloomington, for Shannon Dennis.


OPINION

Justice COOK delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 On September 12, 2005, codefendant Shannon Dennis, a minor, was convicted of criminal damage to property for recklessly setting fire to the Central Supply Company in Bloomington, Illinois. 720 ILCS 5/21-1(1)(b) (West 2004). At the time of the incident, Shannon was insured under a farm-ranch policy issued to her paternal grandparents...

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