- Wabash Power Equipment Company v. International Insurance Company
Fire Insurance: Time Limitation
184 Ill.App.3d 838, 540 N.E.2d 960, 133 Ill. Dec. 94 (1st dist. 5th div. 1989)
One-year suit limitation period enforced even though insured did not discover loss within one year.
- Wade v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co.
Title Insurance
2017 IL App (1st) 161765 (Ill. App., 2017)
Whether title insurance company removed encumbrances “in a reasonably diligent manner” as required by policy is a question of fact.
- Waitzman v. Classic Syndicate, Inc.
Duty To Defend: Estoppel
271 Ill.App.3d 246, 648 N.E.2d 104, 207 Ill. Dec. 648 (1st dist. 6th div. 1995)
No estoppel where insured files declaratory judgment.
- Waitzman v. Classic Syndicate, Inc.
Arbitration
271 Ill.App.3d 246, 648 N.E.2d 104, 207 Ill. Dec. 648 (1st dist. 6th div. 1995)
Dispute over duty to defend is not within the scope of arbitration clause.
- Waitzman v. Classic Syndicate, Inc.
Declaratory Judgment: Attorney Fees
271 Ill.App.3d 246, 648 N.E.2d 104, 207 Ill. Dec. 648 (1st dist. 6th div. 1995)
Insured may not recover attorney fees for bringing declaratory judgment.
- Wallace v. Woolfolk
Assistance And Cooperation
312 Ill.App.3d 1178, 728 N.E.2d 816, 246 Ill. Dec. 734 (5th dist. 2000)
Insurer did not satisfy its duty to seek its insured’s cooperation, precluding it from asserting defense of noncooperation.
- Wallis v. Country Mutual Insurance Company
Exclusions: Flood
309 Ill.App.3d 566, 723 N.E.2d 376, 243 Ill. Dec. 344 (2nd dist. 2000)
Water that escapes from watercourse in large volumes and flows over adjoining property ending up in area where not normally expected is “flood” under excluded water damage peril.
- Wallis v. Country Mutual Insurance Company
Fire Insurance: In General
309 Ill.App.3d 566, 723 N.E.2d 376, 243 Ill. Dec. 344 (2nd dist. 2000)
Insured covered by “all-risk” policy need not prove exact cause of loss nor disprove any excluded perils in order to establish prima facie case.
- Wancho v. Country Mutual Insurance Company
Underinsured Motorist Coverage: Time Limitation
275 Ill.App.3d 936, 657 N.E.2d 40, 212 Ill. Dec. 345 (2nd dist. 1995)
Two-year suit limitation provision upheld.
- Ware v. First Specialty Ins. Corp.
Occurrence: Number Of
2013 IL App (1st) 113340 (Ill. App., 2013)
Porch collapse and resulting injuries constituted a single occurrence under unambiguous policy language.
