Legal Opinion
Thedward Hilliard v. Lummus Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 3, 1987No. 86-2556PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Thedward Hilliard, brought this action against the defendant, Lummus Company, Inc. (“Lummus”), in the Circuit Court of Cook County, seeking damages for an injury sustained in an industrial accident. Lummus then removed the suit to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, pursuant to the court’s diversity jurisdiction. The dispute before the court requires us to interpret section 13-214(b) of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure — the statute of limitations applicable to lawsuits brought against persons who have designed,…
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