Legal Opinion
Myre v. Kroger Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 7, 1988No. 87-3347PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Quinlan
The plaintiff, Eugene Myre, Sr., sued the defendant, Kroger Company, to recover damages for injuries sustained when he ate pork rinds that were allegedly tainted with oxalic acid, which he had purchased at the defendant’s store. Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, a verdict was returned for the defendant. Plaintiff now brings this appeal.
On May 10, 1978, the plaintiff and his wife went grocery shopping at a Kroger grocery store in Peoria, Illinois, where they purchased six bags of Country Oven pork rinds. Country Oven is the brand name for Kroger’s own products. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hollembaek v. Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Tuttle v. Fruehauf Division of Fruehauf Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Tonarelli v. GibbonsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Schaffner v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Salvi v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1986
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Salcik v. TassoneAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- Patel v. GayesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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