Westfield Insurance Co. v. Keeley Construction, Inc.

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Duty to Defend
Citation
Case Number: 
2020 IL App (1st) 191876
Decision Date: 
Friday, October 2, 2020
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 6th Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
HARRIS

Plaintiff insurer filed complaint seeking declaration that it did not owe a duty to defend or indemnify Defendants as additional insureds on its policy. Subcontract explicitly required Defendant's insured to obtain insurance in accordance with requirements that it name Defendants as additional insureds and to obtain CGL insurance on a primary and non-contributory basis that covered them. As insured agreed in the subcontract to name Defendants as additional insureds, they are covered by the plain terms of the CGL policy. Thus, court properly granted summary judgment for Defendants. (MIKVA and GRIFFIN, concurring.)