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ESCOBAR v. MADSEN CONST. CO.

No. 1-90-2599.

589 N.E.2d 638 (1992)

226 Ill. App.3d 92

168 Ill.Dec. 238

Carlos ESCOBAR and Lorena Escobar, his wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MADSEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, a Wisconsin corporation, Defendant-Appellee Xavier Watkins and John Jackson, Defendants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

Rehearing Denied April 8, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Cernek & Associates, Chicago, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago (Nancy G. Lischer and Steven C. Wolf, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Justice McCORMICK delivered the opinion of the court:

Carlos and Lorena Escobar sued Xavier Watkins for shooting Carlos Escobar, and they sued Watkins' employer, Madsen Construction Company (Madsen), for negligently hiring and supervising Watkins. Madsen moved for summary judgment on all counts directed against it. The trial court granted the motion, finding that the Escobars failed to present evidence which could show that Madsen proximately caused their injuries...

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