CASTEEL v. SMITH

Nos. 4-82-0114, 4-82-0136 cons.

109 Ill. App.3d 1094 (1982)

441 N.E.2d 860

BERLE F. CASTEEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DOUGLAS SMITH and DON SMITH, Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellees. — (Charles Binder, Third-Party Defendant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed October 20, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Taylor, of Hendrix, Lierman & Taylor Law Office, P.C., of Champaign, for Berle F. Casteel.

Brent D. Holmes, of Harlan Heller, Ltd., of Mattoon, for Douglas Smith and Don Smith.

Charles C. Hughes, of Welsh, Kehart, Shafter & Hughes, P.C., of Decatur, for Charles Binder.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

Snowmobiles.

What standard applies?

Ordinary negligence, or something higher?

Ordinary negligence.

We reverse and remand.

Casteel brought suit against Douglas and Don Smith for injuries he received in a snowmobile accident. The Smiths in turn brought a third-party suit against Binder, alleging that Casteel's injuries were the result of Binder's...

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