Legal Opinion
Metz v. Central Illinois Electric & Gas Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 18, 1965No. 38808PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Daily
Robert Metz and Stella Metz, plaintiffs, brought suit in the circuit court of Winnebago County to recover from Central Illinois Electric and Gas Company for damage to their home caused by a gas explosion on March 18, 1962. Judgment was rendered on a verdict for plaintiffs in the amount of $14,200 but, upon review, the Appellate Court for the Second District reversed. (50 Ill. App. 2d 78.) Plaintiffs have been granted leave to appeal to this court.
The complaint filed consisted of two counts. The first was based on the theory of res ipsa loquitur and charged general negligence, whereas the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bollenbach v. BloomenthalIllinois Supreme Court · 1930
- McClure v. Hoopeston Gas & Electric Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1922
- Feldman v. Chicago Railways Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Cobb v. Marshall Field & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1959
- Manning v. St. Paul Gaslight Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
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3Cited by142 opinions
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- Dyback v. WeberIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
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