Griffith v. Mitsubishi Aircraft International, Inc.

Decided April 18, 1990. Benjamin Miller wrote the opinion for the court.

554 N.E.2d 209 · Cited 179 times

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• Bland v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. · 506 N.E.2d 1291
• McClain v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad · 520 N.E.2d 368
• Torres v. Walsh · 456 N.E.2d 601
• Jones v. Searle Laboratories · 444 N.E.2d 157
• Meyers v. Bridgeport MacHines Division of Textron, Inc. · 497 N.E.2d 745
• Foster v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. · 102 Ill. 2d 378
• Satkowiak v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. · 478 N.E.2d 370
• Wieser v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 456 N.E.2d 98
• Brummett v. Wepfer Marine, Inc. · 490 N.E.2d 694

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