CUNNINGHAM v. YAZOO MFG. CO.

No. 75-138.

39 Ill. App.3d 498 (1976)

350 N.E.2d 514

DANIEL E. CUNNINGHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. YAZOO MANUFACTURING COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied July 28, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vonachen, Cation, Lawless, Traeger & Slevin, of Peoria (John Slevin, of counsel), for appellant.

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, and McConnell, Kennedy, Quinn & Morris, both of Peoria, for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE STENGEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Daniel Cunningham, after being injured in a riding mower accident, filed this product liability action based upon strict tort liability against Yazoo Manufacturing Company, the manufacturer of the mower, and against Central Distributing Company, the dealer who sold the mower to plaintiff's employer, the Fondulac Park District in East Peoria, Illinois. At the close of plaintiff...

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