VAN BERKUM v. CHRISTIAN

No. 86-0154.

175 Ill. App.3d 62 (1988)

530 N.E.2d 52

ERIC VAN BERKUM, Plaintiff, v. TONY CHRISTIAN et al., Defendants (Tony Christian, Counterplaintiff-Appellant; Cigarette Racing Team, Ltd., et al., Counterdefendants-Appellees).

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

Rehearing denied October 25, 1988.

Modified opinion filed October 31, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Johnson, Hugh C. Griffin, and Diane I. Jennings, all of Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago, for appellant.

Stephen E. Sward and Clifford E. Berman, both of Rooks, Pitts, Fullagar & Poust, of Chicago, for appellees Brunswick Corporation and Mer Cruiser Division of Brunswick Corporation.

Williams & Montgomery, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellee Cigarette Racing Team, Ltd.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Tony Christian appeals from dismissal of a third-party claim for contribution and implied indemnity, brought against codefendants in an underlying action for personal injuries brought by Eric Van Berkum. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

On September 7, 1981, Eric Van Berkum was a passenger on a boat owned and operated by Tony Christian. While docking the craft at Navy Pier...

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