{"id":3934,"date":"2014-07-11T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=3934"},"modified":"2019-10-28T10:33:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T10:33:34","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-requires-rental-car-company-pay-600000-default-judgment-injury-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-requires-rental-car-company-pay-600000-default-judgment-injury-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Requires Rental-Car Company to Pay $600,000 Default Judgment in Injury Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deshaw Nelson fractured his right femur in a car crash in 2007. The defendant in the case, Donald Artley, was driving an Enterprise Rent-A-Car <\/a>vehicle. In January 2010, Nelson filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County alleging his injuries were caused by the negligence of the defendant Artley. On May 4, 2010, after Artley defaulted, a default judgment was entered against him in the amount of $600,000. Nelson then initiated citation proceedings against Enterprise Rent-A-Car in June 2010.<\/p>\n

A month later, Enterprise answered and asserted that it was only responsible for $100,000 per occurrence for the liability for its cars\u2019 drivers under the rental agreement and the Illinois Vehicle Code<\/a>. Enterprise had already paid $75,000 to two other people injured in the same car accident. Enterprise argued that it was only required to pay Nelson the remaining $25,000.<\/p>\n

In September 2011, Nelson filed a petition with the court against Enterprise for turnover order for the entire $600,000, plus interest and costs. Nelson argued that when Enterprise applied for a certificate of self-insurance with the state, it said it retained a risk of loss for third-party liability up to $2 million per occurrence.<\/p>\n

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Deshaw Nelson fractured his right femur in a car crash in 2007. The defendant in the case, Donald Artley, was driving an Enterprise Rent-A-Car vehicle. In January 2010, Nelson filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County alleging his injuries were caused by the negligence of the defendant Artley. 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