Supreme Court of Illinois

In a suit seeking damages after denial of insurance coverage for a home destroyed by fire, where plaintiff allegedly misrepresented his financial status, judgment for defendant is affirmed as: 1) defendant-insurance company need not prove reasonable reliance or injury under the exclusionary provision at issue because it is distinguishable from an affirmative defense relying on common law fraud; and 2) the materiality instruction given was sufficient to state the correct law to the jury.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/20/2008
• Published 03/20/2008

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul E. Adami, of Mohan, Alewelt, Prillaman & Adami, Springfield, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan W. Foreman, Mahomet, Michael T. Reagan, Michael C. Jansz, of Herbolsheimer, Lannon, Henson, Duncan & Reagan, P.C., Ottawa, for appellee.