Legal Opinion

Tomes v. Chrysler Corp.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 22, 1978No. 77-812PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor

Plaintiff, Joseph E. Tomes, filed this action on September 24, 1976, seeking damages for alleged defects in a boat manufactured by defendant, Chrysler Corporation, which plaintiff purchased and which was delivered to plaintiff on June 22, 1972. Counts I and II of the complaint alleged that defendant had violated an implied warranty of fitness because the boat’s motor was defective and the boat was so designed as to allow water to enter the forward hull. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 26, par. 2—315.) Count III of the complaint was brought under the provisions of the “Federal Boat and Safety Act…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Kravis v. Smith Marine, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1975
  2. The Gates Rubber Company, a Corporation v. Usm Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
  3. In Re Estate of LeichtenbergIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
  4. The Binkley Company v. Teledyne Mid-America CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
  5. West American Insurance v. Sal E. Lobianco & Son Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Moorman Manufacturing Co. v. National Tank Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1982
  2. PPG Industries, Inc. v. JMB/Houston Centers Partners Ltd. PartnershipTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Tatum C. Singletary v. Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  4. Hydra-Mac, Inc. v. Onan Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
  5. Booth Glass Co. v. Huntingfield Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985

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