Legal Opinion
Karlin v. Inland Steel Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 26, 1979No. 78-1586PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMON
delivered the opinion of the court:
A jury awarded *8,000 to the plaintiff Karlin Cartage Company for damages to his tractor-trailer dump truck and loss of use of the vehicle for 9 weeks while it was undergoing repair. The truck was damaged in a collision with a slag truck known as a Euclid Hauler owned by defendant Inland Steel Company. The Inland vehicle is a large tandem truck between 20 to 30 feet long. It weighs 50,000 to 60,000 pounds empty and can carry loads of between 100,000 to 150,000 pounds. The driver sits 10 to 15 feet above the ground.
The accident…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Meyer v. BuckmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955
- Cannell v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Powers v. SturmAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- Gillespie v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- Merritt v. ChonowskiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Mazanek v. Rockford Drop Forge Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Bassett v. Burlington Northern RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Roberts v. Norfolk and Western Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- Airborne, Inc. v. Denver Air Center, Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1992
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