Legal Opinion
Longstreet v. Cottrell, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 17, 2007No. 5-06-0316PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Chapman
We granted the plaintiffs Supreme Court Rule 308 (155 Ill. 2d R. 308) application for leave to appeal on July 28, 2006. The basis of that application was the trial court’s June 16, 2006, order granting Cot-trell, Inc.’s motion to bar the use of James Longstreet’s discovery deposition as evidence at a trial. All the defendants joined in this motion. We affirm.
James Longstreet was employed as a truck driver hauling cars for a Missouri-based employer. At the time of his alleged injuries, he was operating a rig 1 believed to have been manufactured by Cottrell, Inc. (Cottrell). James Longstreet…
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