Kinka v. Harley-Davidson Motor Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GOLDBERG

delivered the opinion of the court:

Teresa Ann Kinka (plaintiff) brought an action for personal injuries against Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. (defendant). Plaintiff was a passenger upon a motorcycle manufactured by defendant. Her complaint was based upon strict tort liability and alleged a design defect in that defendant had provided an insufficient covering over the drive chain between the motor and the rear wheel. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty and answered affirmatively a special interrogatory as to whether plaintiff rode on and used the…