HANSON v. CRESCO LINES, INC.

No. 76-654.

57 Ill. App.3d 168 (1978)

372 N.E.2d 936

HARRY E. HANSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CRESCO LINES, INC., et al., Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant. — (BRIGHTON-KRUG-WESTERN et al., Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Appellees.)

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

Opinion filed January 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, of Chicago (Leonel I. Hatch, Jr., and Stanley J. Davidson, of counsel), for appellants.

B. John Mix, Jr., and John T. Mead, both of Chicago, for appellee Harry E. Hanson.

William D. Maddux, Ltd., of Chicago (Raymond R. Cusack and Jerald A. Kessler, of counsel), for appellees Cresco Lines, Inc., and Elgia L. Trotter.


Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

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

Harry E. Hanson (plaintiff) sustained personal injuries when a truck owned by Cresco Lines, Inc. (Cresco) and driven by Elgia L. Trotter (Trotter) collided with plaintiff's automobile on October 11, 1973, at a point on the Northwest Tollway under construction by Brighton-Krug-Western, a joint venture (Brighton). Plaintiff sought damages from Cresco, Trotter...

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