Legal Opinion
Thatcher v. Commonwealth Edison Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 24, 1986No. 3—85—0542, 3—85—0581 consPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Heiple
Paul M. Thatcher, Sr., is a 42-year-old boilermaker. On January 29, 1981, he was employed by Schneider, Inc., to fulfill a contract that Schneider had with Commonwealth Edison (ComEd). ComEd is the owner of the Powerton Plant in Pekin, Illinois. ComEd had previously employed Dow Industrial Service, a division of Dow Chemical Company (Dow), to clean out condenser tubes at Powerton. This was to be accomplished by high-pressure water jetting equipment manufactured by Dowell, another division of Dow Chemical. Dow’s contract with ComEd provided that Dow personnel would operate its own equipment.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Coney v. J. L. G. Industries, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1983
- Rakowski v. LucenteIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- Marut v. CostelloIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- AMF, INC. v. Victor J. Andrew High SchoolAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- American Nat. Bank and Trust Co. v. Columbus-Cuneo-Cabrini Medical CenterIllinois Supreme Court · 1993
- National Can Co. v. Vinylex Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
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