1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.E.2d
  4. 667 N.E.2d
  5. 667 N.E.2d 676 (1996)
 

COCKRELL v. KOPPERS INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 1-94-3877.

667 N.E.2d 676 (1996)

281 Ill. App.3d 1099

217 Ill.Dec. 587

Bruce E. COCKRELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KOPPERS INDUSTRIES, INC., a corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

June 21, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Vogts, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, for appellant.

Michael B. Barrett and George J. Jasinski, Barrett, Sramek & Jasinski, Palos Heights, for appellee.

Justice HOURIHANE delivered the opinion of the court*:

Plaintiff, Bruce Cockrell, filed a two count complaint against defendant, Koppers Industries, Inc. (Koppers), sounding in negligence and wilful and wanton misconduct. In the complaint, plaintiff alleged that he was severely burned while working on Koppers' property. The case eventually proceeded to trial, and a jury returned a verdict finding defendant negligent. Koppers then filed...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases