FARMERS AUTO. INS. ASS'N v. BURTON

Nos. 4-11-0289, 4-11-0330.

967 N.E.2d 329 (2012)

359 Ill. Dec. 599

FARMERS AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodney L. BURTON; and Carrie Buckley, as Administratrix of the Estate of Timothy A. Buckley, Deceased, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

March 1, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank H. Byers II (argued), Frank H. Byers II, Ltd., Decatur, for Carrie Buckley.

Michael J. Costello (argued), Costello Law Office, Springfield, for Rodney L. Burton.

Robert Marc Chemers (argued), Peter G. Syregelas , Pretzel & Stouffer Chartered, Chicago, for Farmers Automobile Insurance Assoc.


OPINION

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

¶ 1 In March 2011, the trial court awarded summary judgment to plaintiff, Farmers Automobile Insurance Association (Farmers), in the declaratory judgment action it brought against defendants, Rodney L. Burton and Carrie Buckley, the administrator of the estate of Timothy A. Buckley, because Burton did not provide reasonable notice to Farmers of the automobile accident which caused...

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