· 12/21/1987
J. I. Case Co. v. McCartin-McAuliffe Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Citations
- 516 N.E.2d 260
- 118 Ill. 2d 447
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- explaining that punitive damages may be awarded when the defendant acts “with fraud, actual malice, deliberate violence or oppression, or when the defendant acts willfully, or with such gross negligence as to indicate a wanton disregard for the rights of others”
- explaining that punitive damages may be awarded when the defendant acts “with fraud, actual malice, deliberate violence or oppression, or when the defendant acts willfully, or with such gross negligence as to indicate a wanton disregard for the rights of others”
- \Misuse is the use of a product `for a purpose neither intended nor \foreseeable\ (objectively reasonable) by the defendant' and may defeat a cause of action.\
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Judges: Miller, Goldenhersh
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