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WILES v. MORITA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.

No. 86-0255.

152 Ill. App.3d 782 (1987)

504 N.E.2d 942

FLOYD WILES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MORITA IRON WORKS COMPANY, LTD., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed February 18, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene I. Pavalon, Gary K. Laatsch, and Allen Tish, all of Asher, Pavalon, Gittler & Greenfield, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellant.

Patterson, Carl, Meuth, Basford & Fogle, of Libertyville, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Floyd Wiles, a resident of Cook County, Illinois, sued defendant Morita Iron Works Company, Ltd. (hereinafter Morita or MIW), a Japanese corporation, which designed and manufactured the machine which allegedly caused plaintiff's injuries. Plaintiff's employer, Astro Packaging Co. (hereinafter Astro), is a corporation which operates plants in Hawthorne, New Jersey, and Alsip...

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