· 7/29/1985
McCottrell v. City of Chicago
Citations
- 481 N.E.2d 1058
- 135 Ill. App. 3d 517
- 90 Ill. Dec. 258
- 1985 Ill. App. LEXIS 2282
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the fact that individual paramedic employees whose alleged wanton and willful acts led to decedent’s death were not also named as defendants did not relieve the city of liability for any willful and wanton acts of its employees
- “Our courts have long recognized that in an action by a third party based on injuries caused by the negligence of the servant, the servant is not a necessary party in an action against the master.”
- “the servant is not a necessary party in an action against the master”
- “the servant is not a necessary party in an action against the master”
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Judges: O'Connor
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