Murphy v. Lindahl
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE MURPHY
delivered the opinion of the court.
Plaintiff, an employee of the City of Chicago, sued the Lindahls and Bernard Coffman in a third party common law action, to recover for personal injuries suffered by him as a result of being struck by the bucket of a “Backhoe,” a heavy-duty trench-digging machine, owned by the Lindahls, rented to the City, and operated by Coffman.
The jury returned a $250,000 verdict against the Lindahls and a not guilty verdict as to Coffman. Judgments were entered on both verdicts. On plaintiff’s post-trial motion, the court entered judgment…
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- Kahn v. James Burton Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1955
- Weinstein v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
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- Bunton v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1957
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