Mendez v. Atlantic Painting Company

Third Division September 29, 2010 No. 1-09-2888 MARIA MENDEZ, as Special Administrator for the Estate ) Appeal from the of Jaime Mendez, Deceased, ) Circuit Court of ) Cook County Plaintiff-Appellant, ) ) v. ) ) ATLANTIC PAINTING COMPANY, INC., ) ) 07 L 004317 Defendant-Appellee and Third-Party Plaintiff, ) ) (Eagle Painting and Maintenance Company, ) Honorable ) Kathy M. Flanagan, Third-Party Defendant). ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE NEVILLE delivered the opinion of the court: In this case we must decide whether Kentucky law or Illinois law governs a lawsuit arising from the death in Kentucky…