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J.I. CASE CO. v. McCARTIN-McAULIFFE PLUMBING & HEATING, INC.

Nos. 62660, 62803.

118 Ill.2d 447 (1987)

516 N.E.2d 260

J.I. CASE COMPANY, Appellant, v. McCARTIN-McAULIFFE PLUMBING & HEATING, INC., Appellee. — STEVEN DUKES, Appellant, v. J.I. CASE COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Modified on denial of rehearing December 21, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Urbana (James C. Kearns and Bruce L. Bonds, of counsel), for appellant and appellee J.I. Case Company.

Craig J. Causeman and Howard W. Small, of Thomas, Mamer & Haughey, of Champaign, for appellee McCartin-McAuliffe Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

Phebus, Tummelson, Bryan & Knox, of Urbana (Joseph W. Phebus and Jeffrey W. Tock, of counsel), for appellant Steven Dukes.

John E. Guy, of Chicago (Querrey, Harrow, Gulanick & Kennedy, Ltd., and David B. Mueller, of Cassidy & Mueller, of Peoria, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.

Judgment reversed; cause remanded. Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

Steven Dukes brought a product liability action against J.I. Case Company for injuries he sustained while working with machinery manufactured by Case. Case in turn brought a third-party action for contribution from Dukes' employer, McCartin-McAuliffe Plumbing & Heating, Inc. (McCartin). Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Champaign County...

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