Legal Opinion
Olsen v. Pigott
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 19, 1963No. Gen. 11,632PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpivey, J.
A jury in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County returned a verdict in the amount of $15,000 for the plaintiff, Helen Olsen, Administratrix of the estate of Richard Olsen, deceased, in a suit for the wrongful death of Richard Olsen. Defendants George Pigott and John Kenyon appealed from the judgment on the verdict and the order of the Court denying their post trial motion.
The decedent was killed on December 1, 1959, when he was decapitated by a corn chopper he was operating while in the employ of the defendants. At that time, the defendants were partners in a farming operation. Richard Olsen was…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Rosenfield v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1940
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3Cited by18 opinions
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