Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Cape Industries, Ltd.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 21, 1981No. 16299, 16326 consPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE MILLS
delivered the opinion of the court:
We deal primarily with procedure here.
In the personal injury action, the petitions to intervene were denied. They should have been allowed.
We reverse.
In a personal injury action, 27 plaintiffs filed a complaint in the circuit court of McLean County against Cape Industries, Limited (Cape), alleging that Cape acted as an agent and shareholder of North American Asbestos Corporation (NAAC) in selling asbestos to a plant where the plaintiffs worked. Insurance Company of Illinois and Insurance Company of North America (INA) issued two…
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