Legal Opinion
Gall v. Metropolitan Sanitary District
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 23, 1982No. 81-2004PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Linn
Plaintiff, Richard Gall, brought this action in the circuit court of Cook County to recover damages from the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago (hereafter, the MSD) for injuries he sustained as a result of the MSD’s alleged violations of the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 48, pars. 60 through 69). A jury held the MSD liable for Gall’s injuries and awarded Gall damages in the amount of $25,000.
Gall filed a post-trial motion requesting a new trial on the issue of damages only or, in the alternative, a new trial on all issues; defendant, the MSD, moved for the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- McNellis v. Combustion Engineering, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1974
- Spankroy v. AleskyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Navlyt v. KalinichIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
- Mosley v. Northwestern Steel & Wire Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Hollis v. R. Latoria Construction, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1985
- Chance v. City of CollinsvilleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- Simmons v. Union Electric Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Block v. LOHAN ASSOCIATES, INC.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- Elliott v. KochAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
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