Economy Fire & Casualty Company v. Brumfield

              Filed 8/13/08 NO. 4-07-0658
IN THE APPELLATE COURT
OF ILLINOIS
FOURTH DISTRICT
ECONOMY FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY;
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY; METLIFE AUTO & HOME; and
METROPOLITAN PROPERTY & CASUALTY
INSURANCE COMPANY and Its Affiliates,
Warwrick, Rhode Island,
Plaintiffs and
Counterdefendants-
Appellees and Cross-
Appellants,
v.
HOLLIS L. BRUMFIELD,
Defendant and
Counterplaintiff-
Appellant and Cross-
Appellee,
and
MICHAEL J. DREWES; CONSTANCE DREWES;
BEAU DREWES; ZACHARY FITZPATRICK; DAN
FITZPATRICK; CINDY FITZPATRICK;
STEVE MILLER, Trustee in Bankruptcy
for the Estate of BEAU DREWES and
MICHAEL J. DREWES; AMERICAN FAMILY
INSURANCE COMPANY; and PERSONALCARE
HEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.,
Defendants.
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Appeal from
Circuit Court of
Champaign County
No. 00CH118
Honorable
Harry E. Clem,
Judge Presiding.
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JUSTICE TURNER delivered the opinion of the court:
This litigation arises from an October 1999 car acci-dent,
in which defendant Beau Drewes, who was driving a vehicle
owned by his father and defendant Michael Drewes, struck a
vehicle driven by defendant and counterplaintiff-appellant and
cross-appellee Hollis L. Brumfield. Michael's car was insured by
plaintiff and counterdefendant-appellee and cross-appellant