Legal Opinion
Doutt v. Ford Motor Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 15, 1995No. 1-94-3421PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE McNAMARA
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their complaint proposing a nationwide class action against defendant Ford Motor Company. The complaint sought relief for 17 named plaintiffs and all others similarly situated for damages and injuries allegedly caused by certain defective Ford vehicles manufactured during the 1976-79 model years. The trial court granted Ford’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the basis that the action would be duplicative of litigation already pending. We affirm.
As evidenced by the ages of the Ford vehicles sued…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co. v. Swift & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1980
- Walsh v. Ford Motor Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1990
- Forsberg v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Arthur Young & Co. v. BremerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
- John F. "Jack" Walsh v. Ford Motor Company, Appellee-MovantCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Jackson v. Callan Publishing, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2005
- Combined Insurance Co. of America v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, LondonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
- Portwood v. Ford Motor Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1997
- In Re Estate of HochAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
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