Legal Opinion
Owens v. Midwest Tank & Manufacturing Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 28, 1989No. 1-88-3482PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff, Roger Owens, filed a product liability action against the defendant Midwest Tank and Manufacturing Company (Midwest) alleging that he was injured as a result of a defective asphalt storage silo manufactured by Midwest. Midwest then filed a third-party complaint against the plaintiff’s employer, Tyrolt, Inc., d/b/a Dunn Company (Dunn). Count I of the third-party complaint sought indemnity pursuant to a contractual provision which required Dunn to indemnify Midwest for any injury resulting in whole or in part from an…
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