Appellate Court of Illinois
Chandler v. Am. Fire and Cas. Co., 4060994
In a suit arising from defendant declining to pay policy limits in an automobile accident personal injury suit resulting in a suit for bad-faith failure to settle, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed over claims that: 1) an insurer has a good-faith duty to settle a judgment in excess of policy limits upon a demand made after judgment; 2) plaintiffs filed their action within the applicable statute of limitations; and 3) plaintiffs' complaint stated a cause of action for punitive damages.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/01/2007
- Published 12/18/2007
Judges
Court
- Appellate Court of Illinois