Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 26, 1985No. 84-2310, 85-196 consPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI
delivered the opinion of the court:
In the third count of a three-count amended complaint the plaintiff, Lucille Lewis, sought damages from the defendants, Westinghouse Elevator Co., a division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation and the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) for the negligent infliction of emotional distress. The defendants moved to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint for failure 'to state a cause of action. The trial court granted the motion to dismiss. The plaintiff now appeals the dismissal of the complaint.
The plaintiff is a resident at one of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Knierim v. IzzoIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
- Rickey v. Chicago Transit AuthorityIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
- Bass v. Nooney Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- Slocum v. Food Fair Stores of Florida, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1958
- Consolino v. ThompsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- Corgan v. MuehlingIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
- Richard L. Gillman v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Martin v. McDonald's Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- Jin Ok Choi v. Chase Manhattan Mortgage Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999
- Corgan v. MuehlingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.