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Beattie v. Lindelof

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 10, 1994No. 1-92-2107PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE DiVITO

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following Marshall Beattie’s fatal rear end collision with defendant Roger Lindelof s semi-trailer truck, plaintiff Lauren Beattie, as administrator of the estate, filed a lawsuit pursuant to the Illinois Wrongful Death Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 70, par. 1 et seq. (now codified as 740 ILCS 180/1 et seq. (West 1992))), against Lindelof and several other defendants, including the manufacturer of the truck and all of its previous owners. The complaint alleged that the absence of an adequate rear end protection device attached to the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  2. Material Service Corp. v. Department of RevenueIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Mieher v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Buehler v. WhalenIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Spidle v. StewardIllinois Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Soderlund Bros., Inc. v. Carrier Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1995
  2. Mostafa v. City of Hickory HillsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
  3. Lazar Bros. Trucking, Inc. v. a & B Excavating, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2006
  4. Lazar Bros. Trucking v. a & B ExcavatingAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006
  5. Rennert v. Great Dane Ltd. PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

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