Appellate Court of Illinois May 20, 1998, 5-97-0441 (Coats v. Hertz Corp.)

JUSTICE CHAPMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

On October 19, 1993, Roberts Coats burned to death in the backseat of a car that had been driven into a ditch by the defendant, Ronald Wills. Plaintiff filed suit against Wills, and later, plaintiff filed counts XIII, XIV, and XV of an amended complaint against Hertz Corporation (Hertz), which had leased the car to Wills in New York.