Legal Opinion
Robertson v. General Tire & Rubber Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 27, 1984No. 82-437PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE WELCH
delivered the opinion of the court:
Thomas L. Robertson, 25, an employee of the Peabody Coal Company, was killed at about 5:10 a.m. on May 14, 1974, as he replaced lug bolts on the wheel of a machine known as a Galis Model 3500 Twin-Boom Roof Drill. The accident report, filed by Charles E. Luxmore, a Federal coal mine inspector, and introduced as an exhibit at trial, stated that when the lug bolts were cut off, the wheel rim separated violently striking Robertson in the chest, killing him instantly.
The wheels of the roof drill machine consisted of two halves held…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Alvis v. RibarIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Coney v. J. L. G. Industries, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1983
- Kerns v. EngelkeIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Woodill v. Parke Davis & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Paul H. Allen v. Chance Manufacturing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Schaffner v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Grimming v. Alton & Southern Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1990
- Sloan v. O'DELLAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Decker v. St. Mary's HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
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