Legal Opinion
Whelchel v. Briggs & Stratton Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 7, 2012No. Case No. 11 C 4595PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, District Judge.
On August 13, 2009, Robert Whelchel (“Decedent”) was killed when the riding lawn mower he was operating rolled over into a ditch and pinned him beneath it, asphyxiating him. Plaintiff Rosemary Whelchel, Decedent’s wife, filed this action in the Circuit Court of Cook County against Defendant Peoria Midwest Equipment, Inc. (“Peoria Midwest”), the equipment dealer that sold the mower to her husband in used condition, and Defendants Briggs & Stratton Corp., Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group, LLC, and Ferris Industries, Inc.…
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