JANUS v. TARASEWICZ

No. 84-991.

135 Ill. App.3d 936 (1985)

482 N.E.2d 418

ALOJZA JANUS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JAN TARASEWICZ, Adm'r of the Estate of Theresa Janus, Defendant-Appellee (Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Defendant, Tadeusz Janus, Adm'r of the Estate of Stanley Janus, Defendant and Counterplaintiff-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed August 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gabriel A. Kostecki, of Chicago, for appellant Tadeusz Janus.

Doyle & Ryan, Ltd., of Chicago (John A. Doyle, of counsel), for appellant Alojza Janus.

Carl F. Schroeder, of Carl F. Schroeder, Ltd., of Wheaton, and Donna A. Renn, of Renn & High, of Lisle (David A. Novoselsky, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

This nonjury declaratory judgment action arose out of the death of a husband and wife, Stanley and Theresa Janus, who died after ingesting Tylenol capsules which had been laced with cyanide by an unknown perpetrator prior to its sales in stores. Stanley Janus was pronounced dead shortly after he was admitted to the hospital. However, Theresa Janus was placed on life support systems for...

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