BURNS v. HOWELL TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT CO.

Nos. 60372, 60465, 60608 cons.

45 Ill. App.3d 838 (1977)

360 N.E.2d 377

EDWARD J. BURNS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HOWELL TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT COMPANY et al., Defendants and Counterclaimants-Appellants-Appellees. — (HOWELL TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT COMPANY, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee, v. ROBERT R. ANDERSON COMPANY, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant-Appellee.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Rehearings denied March 10, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schaffenegger & Watson, of Chicago, for appellant and appellant-appellee Cook County.

Cooney & Stenn, of Chicago, for appellee Edward J. Burns.

William D. Maddux, Ltd., and Kirkland & Ellis, both of Chicago, for appellant-appellee Howell Tractor & Equipment Company.

Crooks, Gilligan & Kages, of Chicago, for appellant-appellee Robert R. Anderson Company.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

On June 18, 1967, plaintiff, Edward J. Burns, was injured when the vibratory roller he was operating on a Cook County road construction jobsite overturned. This lawsuit was commenced by plaintiff to recover damages for the serious injuries sustained by him as a result of that accident. The complaint contained two counts, both sounding in negligence. Named as defendant in count...

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