Legal Opinion
Jandrisits v. Village of River Grove
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 12, 1996No. 1-94-3501PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Egan
This appeal involves construction of that part of the Construction Contract Indemnification for Negligence Act (the Indemnity Act or the Act) which voids agreements that indemnify persons for their own negligence. 740 ILCS 35/0.01 et seq. (West 1994). The Village of River Grove (Village) appeals from an order granting summary judgment to Triggi Construction, Inc. (Triggi). The basis of the judge’s holding was that the indemnity agreement between Triggi and the Village violated the Act.
In 1987, the Village hired Triggi to do sidewalk replacement work in the Village; the work was completed in…
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