Bristow v. Griffitts Construction Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiffs, Sandra and Ronald Bristow and Grace and Wilbur Landers, brought a negligence action against James Pearce and his employer, Griffitts Construction Company. The complaint alleged Pearce’s negligence caused a trailer, which he was pulling with a pickup truck, to break loose and collide with a vehicle driven by Edward Petrosky. Grace Landers and Sandra Bristow were injured when Petrosky’s vehicle collided with theirs. The plaintiffs sought damages for personal injuries and loss of consortium. They sought recovery from…
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