Contractor, Carrier Liable for Costs After Unsuccessful Defense of Trial Court Order

The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a contractor and its insurance carrier were liable for $1,587.46 in costs after they secured an order imposing a stay in a declaratory relief action and were unsuccessful in defending it on appeal. Case: Pekin Insurance Co. v. Johnson-Downs Construction, No. 3-16-0601, 11/06/2017, published. Facts and procedural history: Johnson-Downs Construction hired Art’s Landscaping to work on a project at the Riverside Hospital in Kankakee, Illinois. The terms of the contract between the parties required that Art’s include Johnson-Downs as an addition...