# Nelson v. Union Wire Rope Corp.

> Illinois Supreme Court · March 18, 1964 · 31 Ill. 2d 69

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9884635

## Case

- **Full name:** Charles Joseph Nelson Et Al., Appellants, vs. Union Wire Rope Corporation Et Al., Appellees
- **Court:** Illinois Supreme Court
- **Decided:** March 18, 1964
- **Citations:** 31 Ill. 2d 69; 199 N.E.2d 769; 1964 Ill. LEXIS 216
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Underwood
- **Judges:** Winston
- **Cited by:** 373 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- finding support for jury conclusion that defendant knew personnel would ride elevator, because witnesses testified that defendant’s engineer himself rode it, and that workers rode it regularly during his inspections
- holding that an insurer was liable for personal injuries suffered as a result of the negligent performance of a gratuitous inspection of the premises where the injuries occurred
- holding where an insurer voluntarily undertook to inspect an insured’s boilers, “ ‘the duty arises, with or without contract obligation to inspect, to exercise reasonable care and skill in each inspection so made.’ [Citation.]”
- holding where an insurer voluntarily undertook to inspect an insured's boilers, "`the duty arises, with or without contract obligation to inspect, to exercise reasonable care and skill in each inspection so made' [Citation.]"
- rejecting defendant's argument that plaintiff was required to produce evidence of expectation or reliance where defendants negligently performed an undertaking rather than omitting to perform an undertaking

## Opinion text

Mr. Justice Underwood joins in this dissent.

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