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NELSON v. UNION WIRE ROPE CORP.

No. 37795.

31 Ill.2d 69 (1964)

199 N.E.2d 769

CHARLES JOSEPH NELSON et al., Appellants, v. UNION WIRE ROPE CORPORATION et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 18, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JAMES A. DOOLEY, of Chicago, for appellants.

WINSTON, STRAWN, SMITH & PATTERSON, and BERCHEM, SCHWANTES & THUMA, both of Chicago, (GEORGE B. CHRISTENSEN, CHARLES J. CALDERINI, DONALD N. BERCHEM, and EDWARD J. WENDROW, of counsel,) for appellee AMERICAN MUTUAL LIABILITY INS. Co.

KIRKLAND, ELLIS, HODSON, CHAFFETZ & MASTERS, of Chicago, (MAX E. WILDMAN and FREDERICK W. TEMPLE, of counsel,) for appellee ARCHER IRON WORKS, INC.

REID, OCHSENSCHLAGER, MURPHY and HUPP, of Aurora, (L.M. OCHSENSCHLAGER, and CHARLES F. THOMPSON, JR., of counsel,) for amici curiae.

Appellate Ct. affd. in pt. & rev. in pt.; superior ct. affd.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The 18 plaintiffs in this case brought suit in the superior court of Cook County to recover for personal injuries and wrongful deaths suffered on March 19, 1957, when a temporary construction hoist, being operated in conjunction with the erection of a multi-story courthouse in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, plunged a distance...

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