TARSHES v. LAKE SHORE HARLEY DAVIDSON

No. 86-2197.

171 Ill. App.3d 143 (1988)

524 N.E.2d 1136

BEVERLY TARSHES, as Adm'x of the Estate of Barry Tarshes, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAKE SHORE HARLEY DAVIDSON et al., Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellees (Wagner Electric Company, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed May 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Phillips & Associates, of Chicago (Stephen D. Phillips and Gregory R. Sun, of counsel), for appellant.

Patrick E. Maloney, Shaun McParland, and James R. Murray, all of Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess, of Chicago, for appellee Harley Davidson Motor Company, Inc.

Thomas H. Fegan and Thomas J. Andrews, both of Johnson, Cusack & Bell, of Chicago, for appellee Lake Shore Harley Davidson.

Byron L. Gregory, Roger W. Wenthe, and Paul J. Kozacky, all of McDermott, Will & Emery, of Chicago, for appellee Wagner Electric Company.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises from a product liability action in which plaintiff, Barry Tarshes, suffered personal injury in a motorcycle accident allegedly occasioned by a defect in the rear brake mechanism of his motorcycle. Plaintiff initiated this action against defendants, Harley Davidson Motor Company, Inc. (the motorcycle manufacturer), and Lake Shore Harley Davidson (the motorcycle supplier...

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