Legal Opinion
Barragan v. Casco Design Corp.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 22, 2005No. 99261PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Thomas
Plaintiffs, Jesus Barragan and Veronica Barragan, filed suit in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants, Osman Construction Corporation (Osman) and Casco Design Corporation (Casco), to recover for death and injury caused by a construction-related accident. Casco filed a counterclaim for contribution against Osman, and Osman subsequently filed a responsive counterclaim for contribution against Casco. The issue presented in this case is whether section 13 — 207 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/13 — 207 (West 2000)), which allows counterclaims to proceed even when…
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- Ferguson v. McKenzieIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Barragan v. Casco Design Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 2005