Legal Opinion
Pempek v. Silliker Laboratories, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 23, 1999No. 1—98—2455, 1—98—4167 cons.; 1—98—2455; order vacated in 1—98—4167PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE ZWICK
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs, Lawrence and Suzanne Pempek, brought various claims relating to a fall Lawrence had from a ladder on July 21, 1993, while he was working on the roof of defendant, Silliker Laboratories, Inc. At the time, Lawrence was a heating and air conditioning technician employed by third-party defendant EMC, Inc. Plaintiffs brought their actions against Silliker, and Silliker thereafter sought contribution from EMC under the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (740 ILCS 100/0.01 et seq. (West 1992)).
After negotiation, Silliker agreed to…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Maple v. GustafsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Merlo v. Public Service Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1942
- Kotecki v. Cyclops Welding Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Sears v. SearsIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by15 opinions
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