Legal Opinion
Gadd v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 7, 1971No. 54693PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice St Amos
Third-party defendant, United States Steel Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Steel) appeals from the judgment entered against it and in favor of third-party plaintiff, Tishman Construction Company, upon an action for indemnification.
The initial action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, Cecil Gadd, who was an employee of Steel during the construction of the John Hancock Building in Chicago. The complaint charged violation of the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, eh. 48, pars. 60, 69) and common-law negligence.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- John Griffiths & Son Co. v. National Fireproofing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1923
- Rovekamp v. Central Construction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1964
- O'LEARY v. SiegelAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Simmons v. Union Electric Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- J. L. Simmons Co., Inc., Cross-Appellant v. The Fidelity and Casualty Co., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- National Oats Co. v. VolkmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Lindsey v. Harlan E. Moore & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- Peoples v. Granite City Steel Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1982
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