Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. Rock Wool Engineering & Equipment Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 19, 1983No. 82-1906PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lorenz
During the course of his employment with Forty-Eight Insulations in Aurora, Illinois, plaintiff was injured on April 21, 1975, operating a battline insulation processing and cutting machine manufactured by defendant Rock Wool Engineering and Equipment Company, Inc., an Indiana corporation. The injury resulted in the amputation of the fingers of his right hand. The machine, designed by Rock Wool’s employees, Thomas Shovlin and E. R. Overman was built in 1953 and modified in 1958.
On March 3, 1966, Rock Wool executed an agreement by which it sold the bulk of its assets to defendant Bemis in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ray v. Alad Corp.California Supreme Court · 1977
- Charles Travis and Jean Travis v. Harris Corp., Harris-Intertype Corporation, Sheridan Division and Bruno MacHinery CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Braband v. Beech Aircraft Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Nguyen v. Johnson MacHine & Press Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Hernandez v. Johnson Press Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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