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American Country Insurance Co. v. Bruhn
State: Illinois
Court: 2nd District Appellate
Docket No: 2-96-0921
Case Date: 06/30/1997
                              No. 2--96--0921     
          
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                                  IN THE

                        APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

                              SECOND DISTRICT
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AMERICAN COUNTRY INSURANCE           )  Appeal from the Circuit Court
COMPANY,                             )  of Kane County.
                                     )
     Plaintiff-Appellant,            )
                                     )  No. 93--MR--484
    v.                               )                   
                                     )
MARJORIE BRUHN, as Adm'r of          )  
the Estate of Kristeen Anne          )  
Kaufman, Deceased; and TODD     )  
RAYMOND NEBEL,                  )  Honorable
                                )  Melvin E. Dunn,
     Defendants-Appellees.           )  Judge, Presiding.
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     JUSTICE McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:
     The plaintiff, American Country Insurance Company, appeals
from an order of the circuit court of Kane County which entered
judgment in favor of the defendants, Marjorie Bruhn, administrator
of the estate of Kristeen Anne Kaufman (deceased), and Todd Raymond
Nebel, in a declaratory judgment suit after the close of the
plaintiff's case.  We reverse.
     On December 17, 1988, while driving his automobile, Nebel
struck and killed two pedestrians, Kristeen and Lee Kaufman, on
West Highland Avenue in Aurora, Illinois.  The police questioned
Nebel about the accident in June 1989, but Nebel denied
involvement.  Nebel concealed his involvement in the accident until
January 21, 1992, when he was questioned again by the police and
admitted his involvement in the accident.
     On February 18, 1992, the People of the State of Illinois
indicted Nebel in a two-count indictment, alleging that Nebel
committed the offense of reckless homicide in the deaths of
Kristeen and Lee Kaufman.  Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 9--3
(now 720 ILCS 5/9--3 (West 1994)).  On May 6, 1992, the State
amended its indictment to include a third count, alleging that
Nebel committed the felony offense of leaving the scene of a
personal injury accident.  Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 95

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