Legal Opinion
Smith v. Clark Equipment Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 25, 1985No. 83-1558PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McNAMARA
Plaintiff, Linda Smith, as administrator of the estate of her deceased husband, William Smith, brought a personal injury action against Clark Equipment Company and Geraghty Industrial Equipment, Inc. Clark, seeking indemnity, filed a third-party action against Paper Salvage Corporation, decedent’s employer. The trial court granted Paper’s motion to dismiss the third-party complaint for failure to state a cause of action. Clark appeals.
Counts I and II of plaintiff’s third amended complaint against Clark alleged that decedent sustained injuries resulting in his death while operating a forklift…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Skinner v. Reed-Prentice Division Package MacHinery Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Redarowicz v. OhlendorfIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
- Carson Pirie Scott & Co. v. ParrettIllinois Supreme Court · 1931
- Lowe v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Williams MacHine & Tool Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Charles Sean Kruzits and Mary Kruzits v. Okuma MacHine Tool, Inc. Heller Financial, Inc. Gosiger, Inc. v. Vincent W. Visco, D/B/A Vistek Industries, Third-Party Heller Financial, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Brunswick Leasing Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation v. Wisconsin Central, Limited, an Illinois Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Zielinski v. MillerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
- Dribeck Importers, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. G. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Brown v. Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
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