Murphy v. General Motors Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE LEAVITT1
delivered the opinion of the court:
On August 19, 1989, the plaintiff, James E. Murphy, was employed as a police officer by the Village of Palos Park police department (the Department). On that day, his squad car was a 1988 Chevrolet Caprice manufactured by the defendant General Motors Corp. (GMC). "While driving the car after responding to a call about a burglar alarm, Officer Murphy drove over a bump in the road. As he did, he heard a "pop,” and the front seat of the car fell backwards, slid off of its track and collapsed into the rear seat of the vehicle. Officer Murphy, now…
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