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· 3/31/1981

Vegich v. McDougal Hartmann Co.

Citations

  • 419 N.E.2d 918
  • 84 Ill. 2d 461
  • 50 Ill. Dec. 650
  • 1981 Ill. LEXIS 267

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  • when the safety statute’s purpose of prevention is frustrated by a wilful violation and an accident follows, the full burden of the loss must be laid on the wrongdoer, even if the victim was himself negligent
  • when the safety statute's purpose of prevention is frustrated by a wilful violation and an accident follows, the full burden of the loss must be laid on the wrongdoer, even if the victim was himself negligent

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