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prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,099 Carl A. Hill and Evelyn v. Hill v. International Harvester Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 18, 1986No. 85-1635PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The appellee, Carl A. Hill, was injured when the truck he was driving left the road and struck a culvert alongside Interstate Highway 80 in Illinois. As a result of these injuries, Mr. Hill and his wife brought this strict liability action against International Harvester Company (Harvester) alleging that the truck was defective when manufactured. After a jury trial, the Hills were awarded approximately $300,000 in compensatory damages. Harvester now contends that the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that the vehicle was defective at the time of the accident…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Stanley Green, as Assignee of Dexter Hopkins, Cross v. The J.C. Penney Auto Insurance Company, Inc., a Corporation, Defendant- Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Robert Lee Williams v. Michael Lane, Director, Department of Corrections, and Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General of the State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Willie Parker v. Freightliner Corporation and National Seating CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Jack S. Kaplan v. Pavalon & GiffordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Co., an Indiana Company v. Mark Jabin and Lelia JabinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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