BOARD OF EDUCATION v. A, C & S, INC.

No. 86-817.

171 Ill. App.3d 737 (1988)

525 N.E.2d 950

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CITY OF CHICAGO et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. A, C AND S, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees. — BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 211 et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ABITIBI ASBESTOS MINING COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Rehearing denied July 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meites, Frackman & Mulder and Hager & Collins, both of Chicago (Thomas R. Meites, Lynn Sara Frackman, Michael M. Mulder, Joan H. Burger, Patricia Whitten, Susan Einspar-Wayne, Karen Gatsis Anderson, John Hager, and Elaine K.B. Siegel, of counsel), for appellant Chicago Board of Education.

Jerome J. Duchowicz and Edward J. Matushek III, both of Haskell & Perrin, of Chicago, for appellee A&M Insulation Company.

Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, of Chicago (Robert L. Martier, of counsel), for appellee Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation.

Gorham, Metge, Bowman, & Hourigan, of Chicago (Edward H. MacCabe, of counsel), for appellee John J. Moroney & Company.

Williams & Montgomery, Ltd., of Chicago (Karl R. Fink, of counsel), for appellee Standard Insulation.

Katten, Muchin, Zavis, Pearl & Galler, of Chicago (Patrick J. Lamb and James C. Murray, of counsel), for appellee GAF Corporation.

Kiesler & Berman, of Chicago (Robert L. Kiesler and Cynthia A. Meister, of counsel), for appellee A, C & S, Inc.

Schiff, Hardin & Waite, of Chicago (Robert Riley, Catherine Masters Epstein, and Robert Campbell, of counsel), for appellee Owens-Illinois Inc.

Arnstein, Gluck, Barron & Milligan, of Chicago (Louis A. Lehr, Patrick F. Geary, and Theodore T. Schule, of counsel), for appellees Hill-Behan Lumber Company and J.J. Barney Lumber Company.

Keevers & Hittle, of Chicago (Paul M. Hummel, of counsel), for appellee Eagle Picher Industries.

Keck, Mahin & Cate, of Chicago (James T. Otis, Clarence O. Redman, James H. Ryan, and Robert W. Pratt, of counsel), for appellee U.S. Gypsum Corporation.

McDermott, Will & Emery, of Chicago (Walter M. Jones and Lois J. Lipton, of counsel), for appellees Cassiar Mining Corporation, UniRoyal, Inc., and Georgia Pacific Corporation.

Nolan, O'Malley & Dunne, of Chicago (S. Robert Depke, of counsel), for appellee Thompson-Hayward Chemical Company.

Kirkland & Ellis, of Chicago (John H. Morrison, of counsel), for appellee Pfizer, Inc.

Sweeney & Riman, Ltd., of Chicago (Harry G. Sachrison, Jr., of counsel), for appellee Keene Corporation.

Karon, Morrison & Savikas, Ltd., of Chicago (Nancy Schaefer and David S. Fleming, of counsel), for appellee National Gypsum Company.

Schoen & Smith, of Chicago (David M. Smith, of counsel), for appellee Pittsburg Corning Corporation.

Chadwell & Kayser, Ltd., of Chicago (J. Michael Newton, of counsel), for appellee Raymark Industries.

Segal, McCambridge, Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., of Chicago (Edward McCambridge, of counsel), for appellee H.K. Porter Company.

Rooks, Pitts & Poust, of Chicago (Jerry Groark, Doug Roller, Terrance E. Iiwala, and William Seith, of counsel), for appellee Chicago Fire Brick Company.

John B. Grogan, Ltd., of Chicago (Susan Gunty and John B. Grogan, of counsel), for appellee Grant Wilson, Inc.

Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, of Chicago (Frank Heap and John J. Verscaj, of counsel), for appellee W.R. Grace Company.

Baker & McKenzie, of Chicago (Patrick Maloney and Daniel Cheely, of counsel), for appellee Fiberboard Corporation.

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, of Chicago (Edward J. Melia, of counsel), for appellees Cumbustion Engineering, Inc. and Certainteed Corporation.

Kurnik & Cipolla, of Arlington Heights (James S. Stephenson, of counsel), for appellee Nicolet, Inc.

Michael W. Rathsack, of Chicago, for appellee Mauritzon, Inc.

Connelly & Mustes, of Chicago (Michael P. Connelly and John W. Potter, Jr., of counsel), for appellee Celotex & Carey Canada, Ltd.

James L. Hafele, P.C., of Peoria, for appellee U.S. Mineral Products.

Johnson, Cusack & Bell, Ltd., of Chicago (Jack Riley, of counsel), for appellee Proko Industries, Inc.

O'Connor & Schiff, of Chicago (William Brittan, of counsel), for appellee Iten Industries, Inc.

French, Rogers, Kezelis & Kominiarek, of Chicago (Robert E. Douglas, of counsel), for appellee Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Burke, Bosselman, Frenogel, Weaver & Ryan, of Chicago (Edward F. Ryan, Keith A. Klopfenstein, and Victor P. Filippini, Jr., of counsel), for appellee Union Carbide Corporation.

Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess, of Chicago (Robert Soderstrom, Shaun McParland, and Stephen T. Grossmark, of counsel), for appellee Flintkote Company.

Gozdecki & Zido, of Chicago (Eugene R. Gozdecki, of counsel), for appellee C. Tenant, Son & Company of New York.

Gooding & Schroeder, of Geneva (John L. Schroeder, of counsel), for appellee Wilken Insulation Company.

Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Law Offices of Thomas J. Keevers, Hannafan & Handler, Ltd., Conklin & Adler, Ltd., Peterson, Ross, Schloerb & Seidel, Levy & Erens, Holleb & Coff, Ltd., Hager & Collins, Cowan, Crowley & Hager, Robert Bell, Jr., Donald J. O'Brien, Jr., and James Dower, all of Chicago, and Murphy, Hupp, Foote & Mielke, of Aurora, H. Case Ellis, of Crystal Lake, and Moore, Costello & Hart, of St. Paul, Minnesota (John V. Smith, William C. Murphy, Susan G. Castagnoli, Steven P. Handler, William A. Lockhart, Robert M. Wigoda, Robert W. Lucas, Michael M. Lane, Ellen J. Kerschner, Richard R. Ryan, Keith C. McDole, Steven A. Kadish, William I. Goldberg, Jeffrey H. Hornstein, John Hayes, and John Hager, of counsel), for other appellees.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Rosalyn B. Kaplan, Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, of counsel), for amicus curiae the People.

Judson H. Miner, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Deborah L. Thorne, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for other amicus curiae.


Affirmed in part, and reversed in part and remanded.

JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, 34 Illinois public school districts are required by the Asbestos Abatement Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 122, par. 1401 et seq.) to replace all asbestos-containing products in their buildings, for which they may receive some reimbursement from the State. Plaintiffs seek full reimbursement...

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