FORT DEARBORN LIFE INS. CO. v. HOLCOMB

No. 1-99-3627.

736 N.E.2d 578 (2000)

316 Ill. App.3d 485

249 Ill.Dec. 384

FORT DEARBORN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Janet HOLCOMB, Defendant-Appellant (Susan V. Downing, Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

August 28, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. Pauletto, Skokie and Mark A. Yohanna, Chicago, for Appellant.

Herbolsheimer, Lannon, Henson, Duncan & Reagan, P.C., Ottawa (Michael T. Reagan, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice COHEN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following the death of Paul Downing, plaintiff Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company filed an interpleader action (735 ILCS 5/2-409 (West 1998)) against Susan Downing, the decedent's widow, and Janet Holcomb, the decedent's companion at the time of his death. The action sought to resolve competing claims to the proceeds of two insurance policies decedent held with the plaintiff. Defendant-appellant Janet Holcomb appeals...

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