Legal Opinion
Ralph Korte Construction Co. v. Springfield Mechanical Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 26, 1977No. 77-151PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eberspacher
This is an appeal from an order entered by the circuit court of Madison County dismissing the complaint filed therein. The plaintiff, Ralph Korte Construction Company (Korte), entered into a contract with the City of Hillsboro for the construction of a water treatment plant. The defendant, Springfield Mechanical Company (Springfield), was employed by Korte as a subcontractor on the project.
On August 19,1975, an employee of Springfield was using an acetylene cutting torch to cut beams for the water tank at the treatment plant. Allegedly, a spark from the torch started a fire which damaged the…
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