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Mikolajczyk v. Ford Motor Co.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 18, 2008No. 104983PublishedCited by 121 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garman

Justices Freeman, Thomas, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Chief Justice Fitzgerald concurred in part and dissented in part, with opinion.

Chief Justice Fitzgerald dissented upon denial of rehearing, with opinion.

Justice Kilbride took no part in the decision.

OPINION

James Mikolajczyk died of injuries sustained when the Ford Escort he was driving was struck from behind by another vehicle. His widow, as special administrator of his estate, sued the other driver, claiming negligence, and Ford Motor Company and Mazda Motor Corporation, claiming defective design of the…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Suvada v. White Motor Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Barker v. Lull Engineering Co.California Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Soule v. General Motors Corp.California Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Best v. Taylor MacHine WorksIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Leonardi v. Loyola University of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by121 opinions

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  2. Brandon Stollings v. Ryobi Technologies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  3. Tyler Kirk v. Clark Equipment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
  4. Jablonski v. Ford Motor Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 2011
  5. Branham v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2010

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