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PIONEER HI-BRED CORN CO. v. NORTHERN ILL. GAS CO.

No. 46600.

61 Ill.2d 6 (1975)

329 N.E.2d 228

PIONEER HI-BRED CORN COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 2, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin A. Stanley, George W. Hamman, Robert A. Helma, Steven M. Rasher of Mayer, Brown & Platt, of Chicago, and Brunon J. Komosa of Jares & Komosa, of Chicago, and Roger V. Pierson, of Princeton, for appellant.

Johnson, Martin & Russell, of Princeton, and Clausen, Miller, Gorman, Caffrey & Witous, of Chicago (Watts Johnson, John J. Witous and James T. Ferrini, of counsel), for appellee.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Company of Illinois (Pioneer), brought this action in the circuit court of Bureau County against the defendant, Northern Illinois Gas Company (Northern), to recover damages for property which was destroyed when escaping gas exploded, causing a fire in one of Pioneer's buildings. The complaint contained five counts:...

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