Legal Opinion
Blankenship v. Demmler Manufacturing Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 8, 1980No. 78-2061PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rizzi
Plaintiff, Teela Blankenship, brought this strict liability action against defendants Demmler Manufacturing Company, John Demmler and Acme-Cleveland Corporation to recover damages for injuries incurred while operating foundry equipment designed and manufactured by Demmler Manufacturing. John Demmler moved to dismiss, arguing that the suit was barred as to him and Demmler Manufacturing because it had not been brought within two years of the company’s dissolution as required by section 94 of the Business Corporation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 32, par. 157.94). The trial court granted…
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