HOLZER v. MOTOROLA LIGHTING, INC.

Nos. 1-96-3944, 1-97-0305.

693 N.E.2d 446 (1998)

295 Ill. App.3d 963

230 Ill.Dec. 317

Walter HOLZER and Prolite Gesellshaftfur Lichttechnik MBH, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MOTOROLA LIGHTING, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

March 31, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter R. Sonderby, Peter R. Sonderby, P.C., Chicago, Andrew G. Neal, Chicago, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Michael A. Foradas, Russell E. Levine, Anne V. Pellegrini, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellee.


Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs Walter Holzer and Prolite Gesellshaftfur Lichttechnik mbh ("Prolite") appeal the circuit court's dismissal of their suit against Motorola Lighting, Inc. ("MLI") for failure to name a necessary party.

Plaintiffs filed a four-count complaint against MLI in June 1996. According to the complaint, Holzer, a German national, is an industrialist and engineer with a number of inventions to his credit. In...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases