Legal Opinion
Chaney v. National Steel Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 8, 1995No. 5-92-0758PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hopkins
Plaintiff, William Chaney (Chaney), was severely injured in an accident while employed by Guarantee Electric Company (Guarantee). The accident occurred at an industrial plant owned by National Steel Corporation, d/b/a Granite City Steel (Granite City Steel). Chaney sued Granite City Steel for damages but settled his case on September 25, 1991, for $7.5 million. Prior to the settlement, Granite City Steel filed a third-party complaint for contribution against Guarantee.
Thus, this case involves the interrelationship between the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (Contribution Act) (740 ILCS…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Skinner v. Reed-Prentice Division Package MacHinery Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Doyle v. RhodesIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- Farm Credit Bank of St. Louis v. WhitlockIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
- Rakowski v. LucenteIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- Kotecki v. Cyclops Welding Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- In re Estate of DierkesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
- Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty, P.C. v. Indiana InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1997
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