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Townsend v. Sears, Roebuck and Company [103858]
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Illinois Supreme Court Opinion in the case of JACOB TOWNSEND et al., Appellees, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY, Appellant.
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.http://state.il.us/court/Opinions/SupremeCourt/2007/November/Summaries/103858s.htm Supreme Court Summaries Opinions filed November 29, 2007 No. Townsend v. Sears, Roebuck & Company Appellate citation: Ill. App. 3d 902. JUSTICE FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Fitzgerald, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justices Kilbride and Burke took no part in the decision. In 2001, resident of Alma, Michigan, was mowing his lawn with lawn tractor purchased from Sears, Roebuck and Company when he ran over his 31/2-year-old son while backing up, causing serious injuries. The mower had been purchased from Michigan store. product liability action was filed in the circuit court of Cook County, where Sears has its corporate headquarters, even though it is New York corporation. The mower was manufactured in South Carolina, but it was alleged in the complaint that the misconduct at issue in manufacturing the device occ
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- Language(s): EN-English
- Creation Date (from issuing agency): 11 29 2007
- Document Modification Date (from issuing agency): 12 12 2007
- Date Accepted Into Depository: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 16:41:04 GMT
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