Legal Opinion
Perez v. Espinoza
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 23, 1985No. 83-1393PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McNAMARA
Salvador Espinoza, defendant and third-party plaintiff, brought this action seeking contribution from Joseph Hardesty, third-party defendant. The trial court granted Hardesty’s motion to dismiss the complaint, and Espinoza appeals.
Plaintiff, Enrique Perez, filed a negligence action against Espinoza, Hardesty and the town of Cicero, seeking damages for injuries he sustained in an accident in Cicero involving automobiles driven by the individual defendants. Plaintiff was a passenger in the automobile operated by Espinoza.
Hardesty was dismissed as a defendant in plaintiff’s action on the basis…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lowe v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Barreto v. City of WaukeganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Stambaugh v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
- Pell v. Victor J. Andrew High SchoolAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- LeMaster v. Amsted Industries, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1982
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Wilson v. Hoffman Group, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1989
- McKanna v. Duo-Fast Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Dixon v. Northwestern Publishing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- Charles E. Steele, Individually and as Guardian of the Estate of Charles E. Steele, Jr. v. The Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Ruffino v. HinzeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
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