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COOK v. GENERAL ELEC. CO.

No. 70840.

588 N.E.2d 1087 (1992)

146 Ill.2d 548

167 Ill.Dec. 957

Robert COOK, Appellee, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY et al. (General Electric Company, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied March 30, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago (Robert W. Schmieder and Stephen R. Swofford, of counsel), for appellant.

Rosemary D. McGuire, of Brennan, Cates & Constance, Belleville, for appellee.

Chief Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

On November 15, 1988, plaintiff, Robert Cook, filed a two-count complaint in the circuit court of St. Clair County against Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific) and General Electric Company (GE) seeking damages for injuries he sustained when the train he was operating collided with a combine. Cook alleges that Union Pacific, his employer, and GE, the manufacturer of the locomotive, failed to provide...

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