Legal Opinion
Burgdorff v. International Business MacHines
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 23, 1975No. 61780PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lorenz
Plaintiff sued defendants for personal injuries. Thereafter defendants, as third-party plaintiffs, brought an action for common-law indemnification against the third-party defendant. Their third-party complaint was dismissed, and they appeal, contending that the court erred in ruling that their complaint did not state a cause of action.
The following facts pertinent to this appeal are not in dispute.
On July 25, 1972, plaintiff was driving on the Stevenson Expressway. Defendant Albrecht, an employee of defendant International Business Machines (hereinafter I.B.M.) was also driving on the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Muhlbauer v. KruzelIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad v. Arthur Dixon Transfer Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1951
- Carver v. GrossmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
- Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Co. v. Evans Construction Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Reynolds v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1964
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Svenson v. Miller Builders, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Burgdorff v. International Business MacHines Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Sears v. Kois Bros. Equipment, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Lohman v. MorrisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Stach v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
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