Legal Opinion
Champagnie v. WE O'Neil Construction Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 25, 1979No. 78-947PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Downing
Third-party plaintiff W. E. O’Neil Construction Company (hereinafter O’Neil) appeals from the dismissal of count I of its third-party complaint seeking indemnity from third-party defendant Caisson Corporation (hereinafter Caisson). The circuit court of Cook County found the indemnity agreement upon which count I was based to be void and unenforceable as against public policy in Illinois pursuant to section 1 of “An Act in relation to indemnity in certain contracts” (hereinafter indemnity statute). Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 29, par. 61.
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