Modelski v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.

The plaintiff, Janet Modelski, special administrator of the estate of Joseph Modelski (Modelski), deceased, prosecuted the instant wrongful death action against the defendant, Navistar International Transportation Corporation (Navistar), charging that Navistar’s negligence in the design, manufacture, sale, and distribution of its Farmall 450 tractor proximately resulted in Modelski’s death. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Navistar, the trial court entered judgment on the verdict, and the plaintiff now appeals. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment in favor of Navistar…