Davis v. Toshiba MacHine Co., America

Plaintiff, Sandra Davis, filed suit in the circuit court of Cook County to recover on a strict liability theory for an injury she sustained while operating a printing press designed, manufactured, and sold by defendant, Toshiba Machine Company, America. The trial court dismissed the action, holding that the statute of repose had expired. The plaintiff appealed, and the appellate court reversed. 297 Ill. App. 3d 440. We granted the defendant’s petition for leave to appeal (166 Ill. 2d R. 315) and now affirm the appellate court.

I. BACKGROUND

Defendant Toshiba entered into a contract in August…