SIMPSON v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 59444.

108 Ill.2d 146 (1985)

483 N.E.2d 1

KATHY SIMPSON, Adm'r, Appellee, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago (Michael Davis and Hugh C. Griffin, both of Chicago, and Nicholas J. Wittner, of Detroit, Michigan, of counsel), for appellants.

Joseph R. Curcio, of Chicago (Sidney Z. Karasik and Catherine L. Grahn, of counsel), for appellee Kathy Simpson.

Donald N. Hoppe, of Johnson, Cusack & Bell, Ltd., of Chicago (Thomas H. Fegan, of counsel), for appellee Midco Sales & Service.

David A. Novoselsky and George M. Elsener, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

Elizabeth L. West, of Ross & Hardies, of Chicago (Victor E. Schwartz, Sara B. Glenn and Lorraine B. Halloway, of Crowell & Moring, of Washington, D.C., of counsel), for amici curiae Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association et al.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

General Motors Corporation (hereafter defendant) and Midco Sales & Service (hereafter Midco) appealed from the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, Kathy Simpson, administrator of the estate of Leland Simpson. The appellate court affirmed (118 Ill.App.3d 479), and we allowed defendant...

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