McQueen v. Green

2022 IL 126666

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 126666) FLETCHER McQUEEN, Appellant, v. LAVONTA M. GREEN et al. (Pan-Oceanic Engineering Company, Inc., Appellee). Opinion filed April 21, 2022. JUSTICE THEIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and Justices Garman, Neville, Michael J. Burke, Overstreet, and Carter concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 At issue in this appeal is whether (1) an employer who admits liability under the doctrine of respondeat superior may be independently liable for its own negligence,…