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GARZA v. NAVISTAR INTERN. TRANSP. CORP.

No. 79293.

666 N.E.2d 1198 (1996)

172 Ill.2d 373

217 Ill.Dec. 260

Rafael GARZA, Sr., Appellee, v. NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION et al. (Navistar International Transportation Corporation, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 23, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago (Louis A. Lehr, Jr., Arthur L. Klein and John T. Wagener, of counsel), for appellant.

James J. Reidy, Ltd., Chicago (James J. Reidy and Margaret M. O'Leary, of counsel), for appellee.

Hugh C. Griffin, of Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago (Hugh F. Young, Jr., Reston, Virginia, of counsel), for amicus curiae The Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.

Mark S. Killion, Springfield, for amicus curiae The Illinois Manufacturers' Ass'n.

Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether the statute of repose governing product liability actions (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 110, par. 13-213) barred plaintiff's strict liability claim against defendant Navistar International Transportation Corporation, the manufacturer of the product. Plaintiff, Rafael Garza, Sr. (Garza), filed a multicount lawsuit against several defendants to recover damages for personal...

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