Legal Opinion
West v. Deere & Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 17, 1990No. 2-89-0627PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE UNVERZAGT
delivered the opinion of the court:
The instant action arose from a fatal collision which occurred on May 31, 1986, when a step van driven by decedent, Willie D. West, collided with a field cultivator being towed by a tractor. Plaintiff, John M. West, administrator of decedent’s estate, brought an action in the circuit court of Kane County seeking damages from six defendants allegedly responsible for decedent’s death. Among these defendants was Deere & Company (Deere), manufacturer of the cultivator. Plaintiff sued Deere under both strict liability and negligence…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hunt v. BlasiusIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Rios v. Niagara MacHine & Tool WorksIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
- Renfro v. Allied Industrial Equipment Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Kokoyachuk v. Aeroquip Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- Murphy v. Cory Pump & Supply Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1964
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3Cited by12 opinions
- West v. Deere & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1991
- Rotzoll v. Overhead Door Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1997
- McColgan v. Environmental Control Systems, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- Schultz v. Hennessy Industries, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- Smith v. American Motors Sales Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
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