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MAZIKOSKE v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.

No. 83-2923.

149 Ill. App.3d 166 (1986)

500 N.E.2d 622

JANICE MAZIKOSKE, Conservator of the Estate of Alan Mazikoske, an Incompetent, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees and Cross-Appellants (General Motors Corporation, Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed November 3, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Thomas Demos Associates and William J. Harte, Ltd., both of Chicago (James T. Demos, William J. Harte, and John B. Austin, of counsel), for appellant.

Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago (William J. White, Hugh C. Griffin, Diane I. Jennings, Lawrence R. Sessoms, and Laura L. Ritzman, of counsel), for appellee General Motors Corporation.

Kirkland & Ellis, of Chicago (Francis B. Libbe and John E. Angle, of counsel), for appellee Firestone Tire & Rubber Company.

McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug, of Chicago (Robert S. Soderstrom, Patrick E. Maloney, Daniel R. Formeller, and Shaun McParland, of counsel), for appellee Kelsey-Hayes Company.

Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINLAN delivered the opinion of the court:

• 1 Janice Mazikoske, conservator of the estate of Alan Mazikoske, filed this action against Firestone Tire & Rubber Company (Firestone), Kelsey-Hayes Company (Kelsey-Hayes) and General Motors Corporation (GM) seeking to recover damages for severe personal injuries suffered by Alan Mazikoske when a 16-inch tire manufactured by Firestone exploded as he attempted to mount...

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