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BROUSSARD v. HOUDAILLE INDUSTRIES

No. 1-87-1837.

183 Ill. App.3d 739 (1989)

539 N.E.2d 360

RICHARD BROUSSARD et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HOUDAILLE INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed May 19, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney Sherman and Jeffrey Dean Lewis, both of Chicago, for appellant Surty Manufacturing Co.

Doyle & Ryan, Ltd., of Chicago (Thomas J. Fedick, of counsel), for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE COCCIA delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from plaintiffs' verdict in a products liability case, tried upon a strict liability theory, returned against Surty Manufacturing Co., manufacturer of a gate guard safety system. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Richard Broussard for injuries which he received while operating a press brake machine without the use of any safety device, and in favor of his wife...

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