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CLARK v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 79-537.

88 Ill. App.3d 760 (1980)

410 N.E.2d 1025

RICKEY CLARK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THE CITY OF CHICAGO et al., Defendants-Appellants. — (THE CITY OF CHICAGO et al., Cross-Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FMC CORPORATION, Cross-Defendant-Appellee.)

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

Opinion filed September 16, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Quinlan, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Robert R. Retke and Edmund Hatfield, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellants.

James Thomas Demos, Ltd., of Chicago (William J. Harte, of counsel), for appellee Rickey Clark.

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, of Chicago (Lenard C. Swanson, Ruth E. Van Demark and Bruce I. Grogman, of counsel), for appellee FMC Corporation.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DOWNING delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Rickey Clark, sustained multiple permanent physical injuries when a demolition crane's boom slipped from its base and fell on him. He brought this action against the City of Chicago (the City), which had contracted for the demolition, and FMC Corporation (FMC), the crane's manufacturer. The City filed a cross-complaint against FMC for indemnification.1<...

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