PARKER v. FREIGHTLINER CORP.

No. 89-2827.

940 F.2d 1019 (1991)

Willie PARKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION and National Seating Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Costello, Bradley D. Birge (argued), Des Plaines, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jeffrey L. Madoff, Matkov, Salzman, Madoff & Gunn, James K. Perrin (argued), Haskell & Perrin, David P. Cutler (argued), Terrence J. Goggin, Goggin, Cutler & Hull, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before POSNER, FLAUM and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Willie Parker, an over-the-road truck driver for Consolidated Freightways, was injured while driving a tractor trailer from Peru, Illinois to Kansas City, Missouri. Seeking compensation for the injuries he suffered, Parker brought a single-count, products liability suit against Freightliner Corporation, the manufacturer of the vehicle, and National Seating Company, the manufacturer of the seating suspension system in the Freightliner tractor...

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