CLINTON v. COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.

No. 59370.

36 Ill. App.3d 1064 (1976)

344 N.E.2d 509

THERESA CLINTON, Adm'r of the Estate of Robert E. Clinton, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed March 15, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Burke & Associates, P.C., of Chicago (Michael T. Healy, of counsel), for appellant.

O'Brien, Kerpec & Evans, of Chicago (Donald J. O'Brien, Jr., Richard M. O'Brien, and Dom J. Rizzi, of counsel), for appellee Commonwealth Edison Company.

Peter Fitzpatrick, of Chicago, for appellee Paul Hassel.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court:

Robert Clinton, 15 years old, was found electrocuted in the yard of his family's residence on April 27, 1968. His mother, Theresa Clinton, as administrator, filed a complaint charging negligence against Commonwealth Edison Company (Edison) and Paul Hassel, d/b/a Spark Electric, alleging that Robert Clinton's death was caused by defendants' failure to insulate the electrical wires over...

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