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BART v. UNION OIL CO.

No. 3-87-0814.

185 Ill. App.3d 64 (1989)

540 N.E.2d 770

GERTRUDE BART et al., Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied July 20, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Joyce, Gus A. Paloian, Brent I. Clark, and Sarah A. Biety, all of Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, of Chicago (Mark A. Lies II, of counsel), for appellant.

Patrick J. Crimmins, of Clancy & McGuirk, P.C., of St. Charles (Wendell W. Clancy and John Hoscheit, of counsel), for appellee.

Affirmed in part, and reversed in part and remanded.

JUSTICE WOMBACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Union Oil Company of California, operated an oil refinery in Lemont, Illinois. On July 23, 1984, an explosion occurred at the refinery at 5:52 p.m. Subsequently, a second explosion and fire took place at approximately 6:20 p.m. Alex Bart, a security guard at the refinery, was killed in the explosion...

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