SIMS v. TEEPAK, INC.

No. 4-85-0722.

143 Ill. App.3d 865 (1986)

493 N.E.2d 721

EDWARD SIMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TEEPAK, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed May 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manion, Janov, Edgar, Devens & Fahey, Ltd., of Danville (Rick E. Janov, of counsel), for appellant.

Sebat, Swanson, Banks, Garman & Townsley, of Danville (Robert J. Banks, Jr., of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE MORTHLAND delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal we are asked to construe section 2-621 of the Code of Civil Procedure (the Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 110, par. 2-621) where an employee who had already obtained a workers' compensation award filed a products liability action against his employer. That suit essentially sought to discover the manufacturer of the machine upon which he sustained his job-related injuries...

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