KNEZOVICH v. HALLMARK INS. CO.

No. 1-11-1677.

975 N.E.2d 1165 (2012)

363 Ill. Dec. 856

Sandra KNEZOVICH, Personal Representative of the Estate of Anthony David Knezovich, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant (William M. Otto, Personal Representative of the Estate of Ralph E. Otto, Deceased; Suzanne Lucas and E. Perrine Downey, Coexecutors of the Estate of C. Michael Downey, Deceased, Defendants-Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

August 3, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tressler LLP, Chicago ( Mark T. Banovetz , Elizabeth M. McGarry , of counsel), for appellant.

Clifford Law Offices, P.C. ( Kevin P. Durkin , Colin H. Dunn , of counsel), Canel, King & Jones ( Peter King , of counsel), Rapoport Law Offices, P.C. ( David Rapoport , Michael Teich , of counsel), Kaplan, Massamillo & Andrews, LLC ( Robert A. Braun , of counsel), Chicago, for appellees.


OPINION

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

¶ 1 In a declaratory judgment action, the parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment concerning whether defendant-appellant Hallmark Insurance Company (Hallmark) owed a duty to defend the estate of a deceased student pilot who had rented an aircraft from Hallmark's insured. The trial court found that Hallmark's policy provisions concerning the exclusion of coverage for...

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