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BROUSSARD v. HUFFMAN MANUFACTURING CO.

No. 81-160.

108 Ill. App.3d 356 (1982)

438 N.E.2d 1217

SAMUEL ROY BROUSSARD, a Minor, by Hollis Eugene Broussard, his Father and Next Friend, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HUFFMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, a/k/a Huffy, Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellants. — (INTERNATIONAL MACHINES & TOOL, INC., Defendant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Modified on denial of rehearing September 9, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry L. Kroll, of Jacobs, Williams & Montgomery, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellant National Can Company.

Richard G. French, of French and Rogers, of Chicago, for appellant Huffman Manufacturing Company.

Richard T. Buck and Theodore J. Jarz, both of McKeown, Fitzgerald, Zollner, Buck, Sangmeister & Hutchison, of Joliet, for appellee.

Judgment reversed.

JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the circuit court of Will County on jury verdict in favor of the 15-year-old plaintiff, Sam Broussard. The original suit was brought by Sam's father and next friend, Hollis Eugene Broussard, to recover damages for injuries sustained by Sam in a gasoline fire in the family garage. The suit sounded in products liability and alleged that the gasoline...

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