LILLY v. MARCAL ROPE AND RIGGING INC.

No. 5-96-0153.

682 N.E.2d 481 (1997)

289 Ill. App.3d 1105

224 Ill.Dec. 920

David LILLY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARCAL ROPE AND RIGGING, INC., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, (Granite City Steel Corporation, Third-Party Defendant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

July 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. McMullin, T. Michael Ward, James A. Harfst, Brown & James, P.C., St. Louis, MO, for Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant.

Bruce N. Cook, Cook, Shevlin, Ysursa, Brauer & Bartholomew, Ltd., Belleville, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This personal injury case arises from the use of an American Hoist locomotive crane on December 18, 1989. The plaintiff, David Lilly, an employee at Granite City Steel, claimed that when one of the crane's pendant cables failed, he was severely injured. Lilly sued Marcal Rope and Rigging (Marcal) and Bethlehem Steel on both negligence and product liability theories. Lilly dismissed his cause of action against Bethlehem...

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