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CHRISTOPHERSON v. HYSTER CO.

No. 77-56.

58 Ill. App.3d 791 (1978)

374 N.E.2d 858

EUGENE CHRISTOPHERSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HYSTER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Rehearing denied April 17, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirkland & Ellis, of Chicago (Francis B. Libbe, Gary M. Elden, and Jay R. Franke, of counsel), for appellant.

Phelan and Pope, of Chicago (Richard J. Phelan, Michael A. Pope, and William T. Cahill, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE MEJDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Eugene Christopherson, brought this strict liability action in the circuit court of Cook County, Illinois, against defendant, Hyster Company (Hyster), to recover damages for severe injuries he sustained while operating a Hyster Model S40-B forklift truck. The case was tried under the substantive law of Wisconsin, where the injury occurred, and a judgment was entered on a special...

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