Jessee v. Amoco Oil Co.

Plaintiff Anna Jessee brought suit against defendants Amoco Oil Company (Amoco) and Standard Heating and Cooling Company (Standard Heating), alleging injuries from exposure to carbon monoxide sustained as a result of the negligent installation of a furnace in one of Amoco’s gas stations. Both defendants filed counterclaims under the Illinois Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors Act (Contribution Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 70, par. 302). A jury returned a verdiet for $525,000 in favor of plaintiff and against both defendants, attributing 95% fault to Standard Heating and 5% fault to…