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WEST v. DEERE & CO.

No. 70830.

582 N.E.2d 685 (1991)

145 Ill.2d 177

164 Ill.Dec. 122

John M. WEST, Adm'r of the Estate of Willie D. West, Deceased, Appellant, v. DEERE & COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 31, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Clifford, Keith A. Hebeisen, Robert P. Sheridan and Patricia J. Carlson, of Robert A. Clifford & Associates, Chicago, for appellant.

Peter J. Magnani, Chicago, for appellee.

Lawrence R. Kream, Kostantacos, Traum, Reuterfors & McWilliams, P.C., Rockford, for amicus curiae Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.

Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago (Hugh C. Griffin and Sandra K. Macauley, of counsel), for amicus curiae Product Liability, Advisory Council.

Justice HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

This action arose out of a collision on May 31, 1986. The driver of a step van was killed when his vehicle collided with a field cultivator being towed by a tractor. A wrongful death action was filed on behalf of the decedent in the circuit court of Kane County against six defendants. We are concerned here only with defendant Deere and Company (Deere).

Plaintiff's fifth-amended complaint alleged that Deere...

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