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BLAGG v. F.W.D. TRUCK & EQUIPMENT CO.

No. 69158.

572 N.E.2d 920 (1991)

143 Ill.2d 188

157 Ill.Dec. 457

William BLAGG, et al., Appellants, v. ILLINOIS F.W.D. TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT COMPANY, et al. (The Village of Winthrop Harbor, Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied June 3, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DeSanto & Bonamarte, P.C., Waukegan (Michael F. Bonamarte III and James J. DeSanto, of counsel), for appellants.

Heineke, Burke, Healy & Bodach, Chicago (Mary Beth O'Brien, John C. Healy and Thomas D. Diver, of counsel), for appellee.

Kenneth J. Sophie, Jr., of the Law Offices of Gerard Facchini, and Bruce Robert Pfaff, of Corboy & Demetrio, P.C., Chicago (Pamela S. Menaker, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Ass'n.

Williams & Montgomery, Ltd., Chicago (James K. Horstman and Barry L. Kroll, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Ass'n of Defense Trial Counsel.

Justice MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

On February 7, 1984, William Blagg (William) brought suit for personal injuries in the circuit court of Lake County against defendants, F.W.D. Corporation (F.W.D.) and Seagrave Fire Apparatus, Inc. (Seagrave), manufacturers of a fire truck, and Illinois F.W.D. Truck and Equipment Company (Illinois F.W.D.), the manufacturer's distributor. At the same time, Marilyn Blagg (Marilyn), William's spouse, brought an action...

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