Legal Opinion

Bristow v. Griffitts Construction Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 22, 1986No. 4-85-0293PublishedCited by 40 opinions

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…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Skinner v. Reed-Prentice Division Package MacHinery Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Doyle v. RhodesIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Towns v. Yellow Cab Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. v. Compania Transatlantica EspanolaNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  5. People v. BoykinIllinois Supreme Court · 1983

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