Legal Opinion
Galt v. Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 26, 1967No. 16024PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action, the plaintiffs sued to recover for damages occasioned by massive glass breakage at the May-wood Park racetrack in Maywood, Illinois. In 1964, plaintiffs decided to construct a new spectator building for viewing harness racing. The south side of the building was to be enclosed with glass. The plaintiffs created the Arthur T. Galt Building Trust (“Building Trust”) to arrange for the construction of the new building, and Lionel K. Levy, a New York, N. Y., architect, was engaged to draw the plans. The George K. Sollitt Construction Company…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Wilko v. SwanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Robert Lawrence Company, Inc. v. Devonshire Fabrics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Layne-Minnesota Co. v. Regents of the University of MinnesotaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
- Reconstruction Finance Corp. v. Harrisons & Crosfield, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Northern Illinois Gas Company, an Illinois Corporation v. Airco Industrial Gases, a Division of Airco, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,309 Clarance B. Dickinson, a v. Heinold Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Hilti, Inc. v. John OldachCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1968
- In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Prudential Lines, Inc., and Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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