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PETERSON v. LOU BACHRODT CHEVROLET CO.

No. 46675.

61 Ill.2d 17 (1975)

329 N.E.2d 785

JAMES A. PETERSON, Adm'r, et al., Appellees, v. LOU BACHRODT CHEVROLET COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 2, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reno, Zahm, Folgate, Skolrood, Lindberg & Powell, of Rockford (Robert K. Skolrood, of counsel), for appellant.

Maynard & Brassfield, of Rockford (Eugene E. Brassfield, of counsel), for appellees.

McConnell, Kennedy, Quinn & Morris, of Peoria (Thomas B. Kennedy, Sr., and R. Michael Henderson, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Retail Farm Equipment Association.

Giffin, Winning, Lindner, Newkirk, Cohen, Bodewes & Narmont, of Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois Automotive Trade Association.

Gale S. Molovinsky, of Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae National Automobile Dealers Association.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

On September 3, 1971, Maradean Peterson, age 11, and her brother, Mark Peterson, age 8, were struck by an automobile while they were walking home from school. Maradean Peterson died on the day of the accident, and Mark Peterson suffered severe injuries, including the amputation of one of his legs. The automobile...

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