Legal Opinion
Herriott v. Allied Signal, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 2, 1993No. 92-2953PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs husband was killed in February 1989 while working around equipment designed by one of the defendants. The plaintiff filed a wrongful death action contending that the defendant’s design and manufacturing errors caused her husband’s death. The district court granted the defendant’s motion for judgment on the ground that the Illinois ten-year statute of repose, Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 110, para. 13-214(b), barred the plaintiffs action. We affirm.
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Between 1953 and 1957, Interlake Steel (which later became ACME Steel) hired Allied Signal, Inc. (Allied) to design,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Mullis v. Southern Co. Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- St. Louis v. Rockwell Graphic Systems, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Zimmer v. Village of WillowbrookAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- Daniel C. Adair v. The Koppers Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
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