Johannsen v. General Foods Corp.

Plaintiff, Velma Johannsen, sued General Foods Corporation, her employer’s parent corporation, to recover damages for personal injuries which she alleges resulted from inhaling dust from contaminated dog foods. Plaintiff’s complaint was filed in the circuit court of Kankakee County on March 23, 1983. The amended complaint contains four counts sounding in negligence, products liability, breach of implied warranty of merchantability and wilful and wanton misconduct.

On January 31, 1985, plaintiff’s attorney served a 10-item “Request For Admission of Fact” on defendant’s counsel, William Taube.…