SKEZAS v. SAFWAY STEEL PRODUCTS, INC.

Gen. No. 50,980.

85 Ill. App.2d 295 (1967)

229 N.E.2d 781

Paul Skezas, Plaintiff, v. Safway Steel Products, Inc., a Corporation, and United States Steel Corporation, a Corporation, Defendants. United States Steel Corporation, a Corporation, Defendant and Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee, and Cross-Appellant, v. Universal Delta, a Co-partnership, and The Travelers Insurance Company, a Corporation, Third Party Defendants. Appeal of The Travelers Insurance Company, a Corporation, Third Party Defendant-Appellant, and Cross-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

Rehearing denied October 6, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz & Masters, of Chicago (William H. Symmes, John M. O'Connor, Jr., and Jon R. Waltz, of counsel), for The Travelers Insurance Company, appellant.

Hackbert, Rooks, Pitts, Fullagar and Poust, of Chicago (Harlan L. Hackbert, of counsel), for United States Steel Corporation, appellee.


MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLLIVAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This involves an appeal and a cross-appeal from a judgment on a third party action for indemnity. The trial court found against third party plaintiff generally, but granted no monetary relief.

To understand the contentions on appeal it is first necessary that we identify the parties and describe the circumstances giving rise to this appeal.

Paul Skezas was an employee of Universal...

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