TOTH v. WESTINGHOUSE ELEVATOR CO.

No. 82-1678.

114 Ill. App.3d 905 (1983)

449 N.E.2d 1005

JOHN TOTH et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WESTINGHOUSE ELEVATOR COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed May 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell H. Booth, of Chicago, for appellants.

Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, of Chicago (D. Kendall Griffith, Alan H. Swanson, and Joseph A. Cari, Jr., of counsel), for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The principal issue raised in this appeal is whether an employer, Westinghouse Elevator Company (Westinghouse Elevator), that also manufactures the product resulting in plaintiff John Toth's (Toth) work-related injury, is shielded from a products liability action under the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers' Compensation Act (Act...

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