Wille v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.

Plaintiff, Scott Wille, brought this action in the circuit court of Cook County seeking damages for injuries incurred when his hand became caught in a bunk feeder machine. Among the defendants were Navistar International Transportation Corporation (successor to International Harvester Company), which sold and distributed the bunk feeder; Alfred Wild, the farmer who employed plaintiff and owned the bunk feeder; and Kasten Manufacturing Corporation, the manufacturer. Navistar in turn filed a counterclaim against Kasten.

After a trial, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Navistar. The jury…