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BAILEY v. EDWARD HINES LUMBER CO.

No. 1-98-3217.

719 N.E.2d 178 (1999)

308 Ill. App.3d 58

241 Ill.Dec. 317

Richard BAILEY, Plaintiff, v. EDWARD HINES LUMBER CO., et al. Defendants. Edward Hines Lumber Co., Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Truss Plate Institute, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

September 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Ambrose, Julie L. Trester and Bruce H. Schoumacher of Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., Chicago, for Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant.

Thomas R. Pender and Christopher T. Conrad of Cremer, Kopon, Shaughnessy & Spina, Chicago, for Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Until now, no reviewing court in Illinois has decided whether a trade association owes a duty of reasonable care to construction workers who rely on installation instructions it has released to the industry. We hold that, under the facts of this case, no duty is owed. For that reason, we affirm the trial court's grant of summary judgment to third-party defendant Truss...

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