LEASE v. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO.

No. 4-88-0054.

174 Ill. App.3d 897 (1988)

529 N.E.2d 57

CURTIS LEASE, a Minor by his Mother and Next Friend, Janet Lease, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed September 28, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cook, Shevlin, Keefe & Ysursa, Ltd., of Belleville (Bruce N. Cook, of counsel), for appellant.

Martin H. Katz, of Katz, McAndrews, Durkee, Balch & Lefstein, P.C., of Rock Island, Jonathan H. Barnard, of Schmeideskamp, Robertson, Neu & Mitchell, of Quincy, and Barry Levenstam and Andrea B. Friedlander, both of Jenner & Block, of Chicago, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE GREEN delivered the opinion of the court:

On July 23, 1984, the minor plaintiff Curtis Lease by his mother and next friend filed suit in the circuit court of St. Clair County seeking recovery for personal injuries he suffered when his leg was run over by a power riding lawn mower. Defendant International Harvester Company (IH), the manufacturer of the power mower, and defendant...

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