Legal Opinion
Radosta v. Chrysler Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 9, 1982No. 81-2929PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Romiti
In 1972 plaintiff Radosta, while driving on the Calumet Expressway, lost control of his truck and collided with a car driven by Patrick Millette. Millette sued Radosta in negligence and the manufacturer and seller of the truck in strick liability and (as to the dealer) negligence and (as to the manufacturer) wilful and wanton conduct because the steerage in Radosta’s truck was defective and this defect was known to the manufacturer. Radosta counterclaimed against the dealer and manufacturer in both strict liability and negligence for the damage to the truck. He did not file a third-party…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Morris v. Union Oil Co. of CaliforniaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Baird & Warner, Inc. v. Addison Industrial Park, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Millette v. RadostaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Security Insurance Co. of Hartford v. MatoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- Shulman v. Chrysler Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1961
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Joseph Hagee, Reed Mitchell Hagee and Raymond Jump v. City of Evanston, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Best Coin-Op, Inc. v. Paul F. Ilg Supply Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1989
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