DIXON v. NORTHWESTERN PUBLISHING CO.

No. 4-87-0420.

166 Ill. App.3d 745 (1988)

520 N.E.2d 932

HOBART DIXON, Plaintiff, v. NORTHWESTERN PUBLISHING COMPANY, d/b/a The Commercial News et al., Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants (McDowell Construction Company, Defendant; George R. Hall, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Rehearing denied April 6, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sebat, Swanson, Banks, Garman & Townsley, of Danville (Robert J. Banks, Jr., of counsel), for appellants.

James C. Kearns and Michael E. Raub, both of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Urbana, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

Northwestern Publishing Company, defendant-third-party plaintiff, appeals an order granting George R. Hall, Inc. (Hall), third-party defendant, summary judgment. Northwestern Publishing Company argues: (1) a direct settlement between an employer third-party defendant and his employee is not in good faith; thus, does not release the employer from third-party liability pursuant to...

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