Legal Opinion
Gale Q. Best, Jr. v. Shell Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 24, 1997No. 96-1181PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
For more than five years, Gale Q. Best, Jr., earned his living as a gasoline delivery truck driver at the Des Plaines, Illinois, facility of Shell Oil Company. Problems began when, on October 20, 1991, Best injured his left knee while making a gasoline delivery. The injury made it painful for Best to drive many of the trucks in Shell’s fleet. Eventually, after Best had spent some time on disability leave and had sought certain modifications in the truck cab to accommodate his tender knee, Shell placed him on unpaid leave of absence and Best resigned shortly…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by94 opinions
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- William Cefalu and Tyrone Cefalu, Plaintiffs-Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Village of Elk Grove, Defendants-Appellees/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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