BALTUS v. WEAVER DIVISION OF KIDDE & CO.

No. 1-89-0423.

199 Ill. App.3d 821 (1990)

557 N.E.2d 580

ROBERT T. BALTUS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WEAVER DIVISION OF KIDDE AND COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed June 7, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo M. Bleiman, P.C., of Chicago (Laura Monahan-Jarvis, of counsel), for appellant.

John W. Bell and Michael B. Gunzburg, both of Johnson, Cusack & Bell, Ltd., of Chicago (Thomas H. Fegan, of counsel), for appellee.


Order affirmed.

JUSTICE LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Robert T. Baltus, appeals from the order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant, Weaver Division of Kidde & Company, Inc. (Weaver). Plaintiff had filed a two-count complaint alleging theories of strict products liability and negligent manufacture and design of a transmission jack. He was injured when a transmission slipped off the jack and fell on his right hand. The strict...

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