DOUTT v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 1-94-3421.

659 N.E.2d 89 (1995)

276 Ill.App.3d 785

213 Ill.Dec. 459

Raymond B. DOUTT, Eileen H. Thoubboron, Estate of William W. Buckingham, Robert C. McIntyre, Ronald P. Dawley, Martha D. Meidinger, Donald D. Capodanno, Floyd E. Flood, William A. and Clara E. Collins, James B. Gilbert, Foster A. Guffey, Peter J. Benedetti, Horace T. and Elizabeth M. Sullivan, Roy V. Barker and Marchilena Electric Company, for themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

December 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beverly C. Moore, Jr., Moore & Brown, Washington, DC, Clinton A. Krislov, Jonathan Nachsin, Krislov & Associates, Chicago, for Appellants.

Francis D. Morrissey, John T. Coleman, Michael A. Pollard, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, William T. Coleman, Jr., Richard C. Warmer, Carl R. Schenker, Jr., Kevin M. Kelcourse, O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, DC, for appellee.


Presiding Justice McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their complaint proposing a nationwide class action against defendant Ford Motor Company. The complaint sought relief for 17 named plaintiffs and all others similarly situated for damages and injuries allegedly caused by certain defective Ford vehicles manufactured during the 1976-1979 model years. The trial court granted Ford's motion to dismiss the complaint on the...

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