Legal Opinion
Mejia v. White GMC Trucks, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 31, 2002No. 1-00-0073PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hall
The plaintiff, Claudia Mejia, independent administrator of the estate of Luis G. Mejia, deceased, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting partial summary judgment to defendant Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corporation on count I of the plaintiff’s amended complaint.
On January 4, 1993, Luis G. Mejia was killed when the garbage truck he was operating struck a median, collided with a van, became airborne and landed on its passenger side. Mr. Mejia was found upside down on the passenger side with his head crushed.
The truck in this case was equipped with a passenger-side door…
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- Geier v. American Honda Motor Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Freightliner Corp. v. MyrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Sprietsma v. Mercury MarineSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Busch v. Graphic Color Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1996
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Bartow v. Ford Motor Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2003
- Osman v. Ford Motor Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2005
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- Mejia v. White GMC Trucks, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2002
- Osman v. Ford Motor Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2005