District Court, N.D. Illinois December 23, 1982, 82 C 5591 (Evaluation Systems, Inc. v. Aetna Life Insurance)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, District Judge.

Evaluation Systems, Inc. (“Evaluation Systems”) sues Aetna Life Insurance Company (“Aetna”), seeking recovery of (1) $75,000 in insurance proceeds (Count I) and (2) statutory damages under Illinois Insurance Code § 155 (Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 73, § 767) for Aetna’s “vexatious and unreasonable” refusal to pay (Count II).