Legal Opinion
Elbers v. Standard Oil Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 7, 1947No. Gen. No. 43,771PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burke
Walter Elbers filed an amended complaint in the superior court of Cook county against Albert Fraser and Standard Oil Company of Indiana to recover for injuries suffered on May 30,1944, when an automobile lift fell upon him. A trial before the court and a jury resulted in verdicts finding Fraser not guilty and the corporation guilty, and assessing damages at $100,000. Motions by the corporation for a directed verdict, for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied. Judgments were entered on the verdict in favor of plaintiff and against the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Texas Co. v. WheatTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- West Chicago Masonic Ass'n v. CohnIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Hudson v. Gulf Oil Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
- Arkansas Fuel Oil Company v. ScalettaSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1940
- Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp. v. VicarsIndiana Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Coty v. U. S. Slicing MacHine Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- Maytnier v. RushAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
- Reckert v. Roco Petroleum CorporationSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
- Jon R. Smith v. Cities Service Oil Company, Michael Smith, by Jon R. Smith, Next Friend v. Cities Service Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- Clark v. Carson Pirie Scott & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1950
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