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WAKEFIELD v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.

No. 1-91-1456.

592 N.E.2d 539 (1992)

228 Ill. App.3d 220

170 Ill.Dec. 103

Enis WAKEFIELD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., and Johnson Controls, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

April 9, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard M. Ring & Associates, Inc., Chicago (Leonard M. Ring, William J. Jovan, Leslie J. Rosen, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago (Arthur L. Klein, Michael A. Stiegel, John T. Wagener, of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Presiding Justice JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Enis Wakefield, brought a product liability action against the defendants, Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears) and Johnson Controls, Inc. (Johnson), seeking to recover damages for injuries he sustained when a car battery exploded. Prior to trial the defendants moved to dismiss the complaint as a discovery sanction pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 219(c). (134 Ill.2d R. 219(c).) The motion alleged...

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