Enterprise Leasing Co. of St. Louis v. Hardin

State: Illinois

Court: 5th District Appellate

Docket No: 5-10-0201 Official Reports

Case Date: 09/08/2011

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Enterprise Leasing Co. of St. Louis v. Hardin, 2011 IL App (5th) 100201

Appellate Court Caption

ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF ST. LOUIS, PlaintiffAppellant, v. LINDA HARDIN, Defendant-Appellee.

District & No.

Fifth District Docket No. 5-10-0201 September 8, 2011 In an action that arose from an automobile accident that occurred while defendant was driving a car she rented from plaintiff for a business trip and two passengers who were her coworkers were injured, the trial court properly entered summary judgment for defendant when plaintiff paid claims to the two passengers and then sought indemnification from defendant pursuant to the rental contract, since the payments plaintiff made to the passengers were not within the scope of the rental contract's indemnity clause and requiring defendant to pay to settle her coworkers' claims would be at odds with the Workers' Compensation Act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Williamson County, No. 09-LM-312; the Hon. Ronald R. Eckiss, Judge, presiding.

Filed Held
(Note: This syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.)

Decision Under Review

Judgment

Affirmed.

Counsel on Appeal

Jeffrey S. Deutschman, of Deutschman & Associates, P.C., of Chicago, for appellant. James B. Bleyer, of Bleyer & Bleyer, of Marion, for appellee.

Panel

PRESIDING JUSTICE CHAPMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Welch and Spomer concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

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