Legal Opinion
O'ROURKE v. Oehler
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 24, 1989No. 4-88-0717PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lund
This case involves a claim for damages premised on the death of decedent John E. O’Rourke (O’Rourke). O’Rourke was allegedly electrocuted as a result of a ladder which he was using coming into contact with electrical wires while he was performing work preliminary to the painting of outbuildings on a farm owned by defendant llene E. Risser and occupied by defendant Charles Oehler, Jr. At the time O’Rourke was fatally injured, he was employed by the McLean County Service Company with which Risser had contracted for the painting of the outbuildings on her farm. Plaintiff Patrick O’Rourke, the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Genaust v. Illinois Power Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Halberstadt v. Harris Trust & Savings BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
- Lindenmier v. City of RockfordAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Stringer v. ZacheisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Wright v. Mr. Quick, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Woolums v. HussAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
- Dowen v. HallAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
- Northrop v. LopatkaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- Burger v. Prairie Development, Ltd.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
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