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· 5/23/1996

Garza v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.

Citations

  • 666 N.E.2d 1198
  • 172 Ill. 2d 373
  • 217 Ill. Dec. 260
  • 1996 Ill. LEXIS 63

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “ ‘[w]here the appellant in the appellate court fails to raise an issue in that court, this court will not address it’ ”
  • it is well established that when a statute defines the very terms it uses, those terms must be construed according to the definitions contained in the act
  • “ ‘[w]here the appellant in the appellate court fails to raise an issue in that court, this court will not address it’ ”
  • it is well established that when a statute defines the very terms it uses, those terms must be construed according to the definitions contained in the act
  • in cases involving manufacturers or distributors-lessors, two categories of sellers with two different limitations periods, the earlier of the 10- or 12-year repose period in section 13-213(b) is to be applied to determine whether the product liablity claim was timely filed
  • in cases involving manufacturers or distributors-lessors, two categories of sellers with two different limitations periods, the earlier of the 10- or 12-year repose period in section 13 — 213(b) is to be applied to determine whether the product liablity claim was timely filed

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Judges: Harrison, Bilandic

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