HUNTER v. SOUTHWORTH PRODUCTS CORP.

No. 4-01-1152.

775 N.E.2d 238 (2002)

333 Ill. App.3d 158

266 Ill.Dec. 676

Belinda D. HUNTER, as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Jeffrey Hunter, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SOUTHWORTH PRODUCTS CORPORATION, a Foreign Corporation, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee (Pactiv Corporation, f/k/a Tenneco Packaging, Inc., et al., Third-Party Defendants; ExxonMobil Corporation, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

August 14, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Schanzle-Haskins (argued), David A. Herman, David O. Edwards, Philip C. Kaufmann, Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes, P.C., Springfield, for Exxonmobil Corporation.

Belinda D. Hunter, for Estate of Jeffrey Hunter.

Robert S. Marshall (argued), Bates & Carey, Chicago, for Southworth Products Corporation.


Presiding Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

Third-party defendant ExxonMobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) appeals from an order of the circuit court of Morgan County denying its motion for summary judgment on its affirmative defense claiming limited liability under the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 through 30 (West 2000)). Plaintiff Belinda D. Hunter, as special administratrix of the estate of Jeffrey Hunter, deceased, instituted...

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