Legal Opinion
West v. Deere & Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided October 31, 1991No. 70830PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Heiple
This action arose out of a collision on May 31, 1986. The driver of a step van was killed when his vehicle collided with a field cultivator being towed by a tractor. A wrongful death action was filed on behalf of the decedent in the circuit court of Kane County against six defendants. We are concerned here only with defendant Deere and Company (Deere).
Plaintiff’s fifth-amended complaint alleged that Deere designed, manufactured and sold the cultivator which was defective. Plaintiff advanced two theories of recovery, strict liability and negligence, asserting Deere’s liability because the…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Coney v. J. L. G. Industries, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1983
- Winnett v. WinnettIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
- Buehler v. WhalenIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Kimbrough v. Jewel Companies, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
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