Koester v. Yellow Cab Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE EGAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1967, a complaint for negligence was filed by employees of Illinois Bell Telephone Company (hereafter Illinois Bell) against Yellow Cab Company (hereafter Yellow Cab) for injuries received while passengers in the defendant’s taxicab. Two of the plaintiffs, Elizabeth Koester and Paulina Bastiancic, received benefits from Illinois Bell under the provisions of the Illinois Workman’s Compensation Act in the amount of $2,003.11 up to March 1, 1972, and Lucille Lasso filed a petition against Illinois Bell before the Industrial…