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THOMPSON v. ILLINOIS POWER CO.

No. 5-91-0323.

603 N.E.2d 1303 (1992)

237 Ill. App.3d 273

177 Ill.Dec. 929

Joe L. THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY, and Tomcal Contracting, Inc., Defendants-Appellants (Koehring Bantam Division, Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

November 20, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burroughs, Simpson, Hepler, Broom & MacDonald by Theodore J. MacDonald, Jr., J. Todd Hayes, Edwardsville, for Illinois Power Co.

Stephen L. Corn, Kenneth F. Werts and Nancy R. Kuhnke of Craig & Craig, Mattoon, for Tomcal Contracting, Inc.

John W. Bell, William G. Beatty, Johnson & Bell, Chicago (Thomas H. Fegan, of counsel, for Koehring Bantam Division; Bruce N. Cook, Belleville, of counsel, for Joe L. Thompson).

Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff sustained an electrical shock while climbing off a crane that had become entangled in a high-voltage line. Plaintiff went to trial against three defendants, Koehring Bantam Division, manufacturer of the crane, TomCal Contracting, Inc. (TomCal), owner/operator of the crane, and Illinois Power Company (Illinois Power), owner of the electrical line. Plaintiff sought actual and punitive damages against Koehring...

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