BUEHLER v. WHALEN

Nos. 48949, 48956.

374 N.E.2d 460 (1977)

70 Ill.2d 51

15 Ill.Dec. 852

Marie BUEHLER et al., Appellees, v. Debra Goodman WHALEN et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

As Modified March 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray H. Freeark, Jr., of Freeark & Harvey, P. C., Belleville, for appellant Debra Goodman Whalen.

Dunham, Boman, Leskera & Churchill, East St. Louis (Allen D. Churchill, Belleville, and Francis D. Morrissey, Chicago, of counsel), for appellant Ford Motor Co.

Hodson & Pennock, and Crain, Hall & Cooksey, Centralia, and C. E. Heiligenstein, Belleville, for appellee.


DOOLEY, Justice.

Plaintiffs Marie Buehler and the First National Bank of Belleville, as guardian of the estates of her sons Richard and Michael, brought suit against defendants, Debra Goodman Whalen and Ford Motor Company, to recover damages for injuries suffered when the automobile in which the Buehlers were riding caught fire after being struck by a car driven by Whalen. The other plaintiff, Gerrell Forth, was burned while helping the occupants leave the car.

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