Christensen v. Northern Illinois Gas Co.

Third-party plaintiff, Northern Illinois Gas Company (NIGAS), appeals from the dismissal of count II of its second amended third-party complaint against third-party defendant, Louis Buffolo, d/b/a Louis Buffolo & Son Construction Company (Buffalo). In count II of the third-party complaint, NIGAS sought contribution from Buffolo for an underlying loss of consortium claim filed by the spouse of an injured Buffolo employee who had received workers’ compensation benefits. The trial court based its ruling on Schrock v. Shoemaker (1994), 159 Ill. 2d 533. Both NIGAS and Buffolo rely on Schrock to…