FRISCH v. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO.

Nos. 54077, 54257 cons.

33 Ill. App.3d 507 (1975)

338 N.E.2d 90

RONALD E. FRISCH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee. — (JOHN WOODS, Individually and d/b/a Earlville Implement Company, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

October 28, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacobs, Williams and Montgomery, of Chicago (Wyatt Jacobs, C. Barry Montgomery, and Theodore T. Scudder III, of counsel), for appellant.

Philip H. Corboy, Albert E. Hofeld, and William J. Harte, all of Chicago, for appellee Ronald E. Frisch.

William Parker Ward, of Chicago, for appellee John Woods.


Judgments affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DOWNING delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants International Harvester (Harvester) and John Woods (Woods) appeal from a bench trial finding in strict liability and judgment for $125,000 for plaintiff Ronald Frisch (Frisch) for personal injuries sustained by Frisch in a fire while using a tractor manufactured and distributed by Harvester to Woods who sold it to Frisch. Harvester also

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