JOHNSON v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP.

No. 4-92-0175.

599 N.E.2d 129 (1992)

233 Ill. App.3d 425

174 Ill.Dec. 583

Opal JOHNSON, Individually and as Special Administrator for the Estate of William Johnson, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant (Brakegate, Ltd., Charter Consolidated, PLC, Charter Consolidated Investments, Ltd., Charter Consolidated Services, Ltd., Central Mining Finance, Ltd., the Consolidated Mines Selection Company, Ltd., British South Africa Company, Cape Asbestos Fibres, Ltd., EGNEP (Pty) Limited, Gatke Corporation, Abex Corporation, H.K. Porter Company, Inc., and North American Asbestos Corporation, Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

August 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Martier, Baker & Martier, Chicago, Donald Francis Donovan, Geoffrey H. Coll, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, for defendant-appellant.

James Walker, Ltd., Bloomington, for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice COOK delivered the opinion of the court:

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (OCF or defendant) appeals the default judgment entered against it for noncompliance with a Supreme Court Rule 237(b) (134 Ill.2d R. 237(b)) notice, compelling it to produce its medical director and a member of its board of directors as witnesses at trial; the judgment entered against it; and the order denying its motion for post-trial...

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