ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. v. INDEPENDENT MACH. CORP.

No. 1-02-2163.

802 N.E.2d 1228 (2003)

345 Ill. App.3d 645

280 Ill.Dec. 707

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. INDEPENDENT MACHINE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

December 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanchez & Daniels, Chicago (John D. Daniels, Mark E. Winters, Nilgun Aykent Zahour, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Joseph P. Postel of Meachum, Spahr, Cozzi, Postel, Zenz & Matyas, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant.


Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This contribution action was brought by plaintiff Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (ITW), against defendant Independent Machine Corp. (IMC) to recover damages allegedly in excess of its pro rata share of liability in an underlying lawsuit. After a bench trial, the trial court apportioned responsibility for the plaintiffs injuries and then entered the judgment from which both the plaintiff and the defendant appeal. For the...

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