JESSEE v. AMOCO OIL CO.

No. 1-91-0519.

594 N.E.2d 1210 (1992)

230 Ill. App.3d 141

171 Ill.Dec. 690

Anna JESSEE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMOCO OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant (Standard Heating & Cooling Company, Defendant-Appellee; AMCO OIL COMPANY, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tommy Baker, Roy Eanes, and Standard Heating & Cooling Company, Third-Party Defendants-Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

May 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Mittelman, Chicago (Fredrick B. Barder, of counsel), for appellee.

Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Chicago (John V. Smith, II, Joseph M. Dooley, III with Robert Marc Chemers and Michael G. Bruton, of counsel), for appellant.

French Kezelis & Kominiarek, P.C., Chicago (David C. Burtker, Michael J. Ortyl and Daniel C. Hofert, of counsel), for defendant-appellee and third-party defendants-appellees.


Justice DiVITO delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Anna Jessee brought suit against defendants Amoco Oil Company (Amoco) and Standard Heating and Cooling Company (Standard Heating), alleging injuries from exposure to carbon monoxide sustained as a result of the negligent installation of a furnace in one of Amoco's gas stations. Both defendants filed counterclaims under the Illinois Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors Act (Contribution Act). (Ill.Rev.Stat...

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