Legal Opinion

Davis v. FMC Corp.

District Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided March 12, 1982No. 78-0107-DPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

BAKER, District Judge.

In this civil action for damages connected with the operation of a corn cutting machine, the third party defendant, Joan of Arc Company, has moved to dismiss the third party complaint filed by the defendant FMC Corporation.

The plaintiff, Marilyn Davis, was injured on August 16, 1976, while operating a corn cutting machine for her employer, Joan of Arc Company. The complaint based on strict liability in tort was filed against the defendant FMC Corporation on July 18, 1978. The complaint was subsequently amended to allege diversity of citizenship. In 1981, after the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Skinner v. Reed-Prentice Division Package MacHinery Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Muhlbauer v. KruzelIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad v. Arthur Dixon Transfer Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1951
  4. Blaszak v. Union Tank Car Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1962
  5. Lundy v. Whiting Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Morizzo v. LaverdureAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  2. Braman v. Woodfield Gardens AssociatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
  3. Davis v. FMC Corp., Food Processing Machinery DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  4. City of Springfield v. Illinois Department of TransportationCourt of Claims of Illinois · 1983
  5. Morizzo v. LaverdureAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984

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