Legal Opinion
Spurr v. Acme Steel Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 27, 1964No. 60 C 1360PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECKER, District Judge.
While working as a pipefitter on the construction of a facility for Acme Steel Company (Acme), the plaintiff, Spurr, an employee of S. J. Reynolds Company, Inc. (Reynolds), fell into an open pit and was severely injured.
Spurr brought an action for negligence against Acme, as the owner, American Bridge Division of United States Steel Corp. (American Bridge), as the prime contractor, and LaSalle Construction Company (LaSalle), as the general contractor. The jury found in favor of Spurr against LaSalle and American Bridge in the amount of $250,000 and found in favor of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Perry v. PayneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
- Westinghouse Electric Elevator Co. v. LaSalle Monroe Building Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1946
- Pittsburgh Steel Co. v. Patterson-Emerson-Comstock, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Moroni v. Intrusion-Prepakt, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1960
- Russell ex rel. Continental Casualty Co. v. Shell Oil Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1949
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Westinghouse Electric Co. v. Murphy, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Urban Redevelopment Authority v. Noralco Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Keith Schroeder, a Minor, Etc. v. C. F. Braun & Co., Appellees-Appellants v. Cooling Tower Erectors, Inc., Third-Party-Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Roy D. Hanley v. James McHugh Construction Company, Defendant-Third-Party v. Titan Ornamental Iron Works, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Fosco v. Anthony R. Delisi, Gen. Cont., Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1968
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