Cincinnati Companies v. West American Insurance

Supreme Court of Illinois · Decided 1998-09-24

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JUSTICE McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court: The issue in this case is whether an insurer’s duty to defend its insured arises upon its receipt of actual notice of the suit against its insured, or whether the duty to defend is triggered only upon the insured’s tender of its defense to the insurer. The appe…

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