Legal Opinion

Colella v. JMS Trucking Co. of Illinois, Inc.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 22, 2010No. 1-08-1072PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE O’MARA FROSSARD

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff-appellee, Maria Colella, as special administrator of the estate of Francesco Colella, deceased, brought the instant lawsuit to recover damages after her husband Francesco was struck and killed by a dump truck in a construction accident. Maria Colella brought this suit against the owner of the truck and its driver, defendants-appellants JMS Trucking Company of Illinois, Inc., an Illinois corporation (JMS), and Samuel J. Inendino, individually. In turn, JMS filed a third-party complaint for contribution against…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Maple v. GustafsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Snelson v. KammIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Simmons v. GarcesIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
  5. First Springfield Bank & Trust v. GalmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  5. Rodriguez v. REGIONAL COMMUTER RR CORP.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2012

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