Burress-Taylor v. Am. Sec. Ins. Co.

PALMER

Held
(Note: This syllabus
constitutes no part of the opinion of the court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.)

The dismissal of plaintiff's complaint against one of her insurers for a

declaratory judgment, breach of contract, and a violation of the Consumer

Fraud Act in connection with her insurance claim for the fire damage to

her home was reversed, where her complaint was not barred by the one-

year limitation in the policy and the complaint stated the elements of a

consumer fraud claim.
Decision Under Review

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County, No. 09-CH-32135; the

Hon. Martin S. Agran, Judge, presiding.
Judgment

Reversed and remanded. Counsel on Appeal

Anita Dellaria and Ilan Chorowsky, both of Progressive Law Group LLC,

of Chicago, for appellant.

William G. Beatty, Meghan M. Sciortino, David M. Macksey, and Garrett

L. Boehm, Jr., all of Johnson & Bell, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellee

American Security Insurance Company.
Panel

JUSTICE PALMER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Justices Garcia and Gordon concurred in the judgment and opinion.