ARGUETA v. BALTIMORE & OHIO R.R. CO.

No. 1-89-2813.

586 N.E.2d 386 (1991)

224 Ill. App.3d 11

166 Ill.Dec. 428

Frank ARGUETA and Barton Kohl, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BALTIMORE & OHIO CHICAGO TERMINAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant (Parsec, Inc., and Transpersonnel, Inc., Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellees, Separate Appellants; Paceco, Inc., Third-Party Defendant, Separate Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

December 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Hogan, Gorham, Metge, Bowman & Hourigan, Chicago, for defendant-appellant B & O Chicago Terminal R. Co.

Richard S. Fleisher, Matthew I. Baker of Karlin and Fleisher, Chicago (David A. Novoselsky, Linda A. Bryceland of David A. Novoselsky & Assoc., of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellees Argueta and Kohl.

Algimantas Kezelis, Russell P. Veldenz, Terence R. Selby of French, Kezelis & Kominiarek, P.C., Chicago, for Parsec, Inc. and Transpersonnel, Inc.

McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug, Chicago (James P. DeNardo, Lydon C. Molzahn, Christine L. Olson, of counsel), for Paceco, Inc.


Presiding Justice JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, Frank Argueta and Barton Kohl, employed as carmen by the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad (B & OCT), were injured on the job while riding in the cab of a gantry crane when a spindle pin attaching one of the crane's wheels fractured, causing the wheel to snap off and the crane to collapse.

The plaintiffs brought an action...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases