MEJIA v. WHITE GMC TRUCKS, INC.

No. 1-00-0073.

784 N.E.2d 345 (2002)

336 Ill. App.3d 702

271 Ill.Dec. 127

Claudia MEJIA, Independent Adm'r of the Estate of Luis G. Mejia, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WHITE GMC TRUCKS, INC., formerly known as White Trucks of Chicago, Inc., Defendant (Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corporation, Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

December 31, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Rathsack, Montgomery C. Mackey, Chicago, for Appellant.

Wayne F. Plaza, Charles A. LeMoine, Daniel M. Noland, Rooks, Pitts and Poust, Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice HALL delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Claudia Mejia, independent administrator of the estate of Luis G. Mejia, deceased, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting partial summary judgment to defendant Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corporation on count I of the plaintiff's amended complaint.

On January 4, 1993, Luis G. Mejia was killed when the garbage truck he was operating struck a median, collided with a van, became...

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