Murphy v. General Motors Corp.

PRESIDING JUSTICE ZWICK,

dissenting:.

I respectfully disagree with the majority’s conclusion that the trial court improperly entered summary judgment in favor of defendant Palos Auto. In my view, it was required.

To defeat the motion for summary judgment, plaintiffs were obligated to present evidentiary facts establishing a reasonable certainty that the actions of Palos Auto caused the injury. See Bellerive v. Hilton Hotels Corp., 245 Ill. App. 3d 933, 936, 615 N.E.2d 858 (1993); Chmielewski v. Kahlfeldt, 237 Ill. App. 3d 129, 137, 606 N.E.2d 641 (1992). The plaintiffs in the instant case must…