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Klaiber v. Dytec Central, Inc.

Case Date: 09/16/2005
Court: 1st District Appellate
Docket No: 1-04-1131 Rel

FIFTH DIVISION
September 16, 2005



 

No. 1-04-1131

JOHN KLAIBER and LINDA KLAIBER,

             Plaintiffs,

v.

DYTEC CENTRAL, INC., TRIZECHAHN OFFICE
PROPERTIES, INC., a Corporation, D.L. MARKELY and
ASSOCIATES, INC., a Corporation, and WBBM-FM
RADIO, a Corporation,

             Defendants.

(WBBM-FM Radio (Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, Real Party in Interest),

             Cross-Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

Trizechahn Office Properties, Inc. (California Insurance
Guarantee Association, Real Party in Interest),

             Cross-Defendant - Appellee).

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Circuit Court of
Cook County



Honorable
John E. Morrissey,
Judge Presiding.
















 

 

PRESIDING JUSTICE GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance (Liberty) appeals the trial court's entry of a declaratory judgment in favor of the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA), which required Liberty to pay a $622,855.06 judgment awarded to an injured individual. On appeal, Liberty contends that CIGA was responsible to pay the portion of the judgment attributable to joint tortfeasor Trizechahn Office Properties, Inc. (Trizechahn) because the judgment obligation was a "covered claim" under California Insurance Code section 1063.1 (Cal. Ins. Code