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Manahan v. Daily News-Tribune

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 7, 1977No. 76-409PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott

This is an appeal from a summary judgment of the Circuit Court of LaSalle County. The summary judgment was granted to The Daily News-Tribune. The plaintiffs sued The Daily News-Tribune, alleging it was responsible by respondeat superior for the acts of its employee and agent, Larry L. Johnson. The Daily News-Tribune responded that Johnson was an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of The Daily News-Tribune and therefore, The Daily News-Tribune was not responsible for Johnson’s acts. The lawsuit in the trial court named The Daily News-Tribune, a corporation, Larry L. Johnson,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Carruthers v. B. C. Christopher & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Robinson v. GeorgeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Tansey v. RobinsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1960
  4. Rivan Die Mold Corp. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  5. Lesser v. Village of MundeleinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. Claude Wardle, Sr. v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
  2. Kimbrough v. Jewel Companies, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  3. Fuller v. JusticeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  4. Short v. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  5. Harris v. QuinnSupreme Court of the United States · 2014

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