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KELLEY v. AMERICAN MOTORS CORP.

No. 5-82-0333.

130 Ill. App.3d 662 (1985)

474 N.E.2d 814

JOHN PAUL KELLEY, JR., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed January 29, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen D. Churchill and Joseph B. McDonnell, both of Churchill, Nester & McDonnell, of Belleville, and Richard Lee Blatt, Thomas F. Lucas, and Patricia M. Relosky, all of Peterson, Ross, Schloerb & Seidel, of Chicago, for appellant.

Edward J. Kionka, of Kionka & Associates, of Carbondale, and Morris B. Chapman, of Chapman & Carlson, of Granite City, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

PRESIDING JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, John Paul Kelley, Jr., brought suit in strict liability in tort against the defendant, American Motors Corporation, alleging that a 1972 Hornet automobile manufactured by the defendant was unreasonably dangerous as a result of certain deficiencies in its fuel system. The plaintiff suffered serious burns, principally to his face and head, following a collision...

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