· 9/23/1992
prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,316 Robert Witham and Patricia Witham v. Whiting Corporation and Wt/hrc Corporation
Citations
- 975 F.2d 1342
- 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 23194
- 1992 WL 233390
How courts have described this case
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- crane manufacturer was protected even though not involved in the installation because the crane was of unique design and the manufacturer inspected the crane after installation
- “Illinois cases hold that a particular good can be both a product subject to the strict liability doctrine and an improvement to real property. ‘The short answer is that a product, under certain circumstances, can constitute an improvement to real property’”
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Judges: Cummings, Manion, Gordon
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