Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company v. Stranczek

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Insurance
Citation
Case Number: 
2012 IL App (1st) 103760
Decision Date: 
Friday, March 30, 2012
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 5th Div.
Holding: 
Reversed.
Justice: 
McBRIDE
(Court opinion corrected 4/23/12.) Defendant's position as village mayor for 28 years was an "occupation" within meaning of coverage exclusion in insurance policies, and thus coverage exclusion applies to acts giving rise to underlying lawsuits against mayor and village alleging that they supplied contaminated drinking water from contaminated well to village residents. Thus, insurer had no duty to defend mayor in suits. (EPSTEIN and J. GORDON, concurring.)