Legal Opinion
Baier v. Bostitch
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 11, 1993No. 1-92-1267PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff, Lawrence Baier, filed a product liability action to recover damages for an injury to his knee allegedly caused by a defectively designed pneumatic nailer manufactured by the defendant Bostitch, a division of Textron, Inc. (Bostitch). The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and against Bostitch in the amount of $314,200, which was reduced by 40% attributable to the plaintiff’s fault. The trial court entered a judgment for $188,500 plus costs for a total of $190,165.82.
On appeal, the defendant contends that…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Kelsay v. Motorola, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Merlo v. Public Service Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1942
- Ballweg v. City of SpringfieldIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
- Hunt v. BlasiusIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Tierney v. Community Memorial General HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- Webber v. Wight & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2006
- Hansen v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1999
- Lococo v. XL Disposal Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1999
- Carrillo v. Ford Motor Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2001
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