Legal Opinion
Sandburg-Schiller v. Rosello
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 28, 1983No. 82-1519PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE WILSON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs, owner/landlord and several tenants of an apartment building, filed a three-count complaint against defendant, a co-tenant, to recover damages suffered from a fire which originated in defendant’s apartment and spread throughout the building. The three counts of the complaint sounded in negligence (count I), res ipsa loquitor (count II), and wilful and wanton misconduct (count III). The trial court directed a verdict for defendant and against plaintiffs on count III and, pursuant to separate jury verdicts, entered judgment…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- City of Aurora v. HillmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
- Illinois Central Gulf RR Co. v. Sankey Brothers, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1979
- McCullough v. McTavishAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Clarence Jackson, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Bunge Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- William Horton v. Miller Chemical Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Marshall v. OsbornAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- MacK v. First Security Bank of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- People Ex Rel. Hartigan v. National Anti-Drug CoalitionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
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