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MURPHY v. MARTIN OIL CO.

No. 45195.

56 Ill.2d 423 (1974)

308 N.E.2d 583

CHARRYL MURPHY, Admx., et al., Appellants, v. MARTIN OIL CO. et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 28, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Sullivan, William J. Harte, and William P. Colson, all of Chicago, for appellants.

Baker & McKenzie, of Chicago (Francis D. Morrissey and Thomas F. Bridgman, of counsel), for appellee Martin Oil Co.

Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, of Chicago (D. Kendall Griffith and Thomas M. Hamilton, Jr., of counsel), for appellee James Hocker.

Affirmed in part; reversed in part.

MR. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Charryl Murphy, as administratrix of her late husband, Jack Raymond Murphy, and individually, and as next friend of Debbie Ann Murphy, Jack Kenneth Murphy and Carrie Lynn Murphy, their children, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County against the defendants, Martin Oil Company and James Hocker. Count I of the complaint claimed damages for wrongful...

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