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KORDIG v. GROVEDALE OLEANDER HOMES, INC.

Gen. No. 47,366.

18 Ill. App.2d 48 (1958)

151 N.E.2d 470

Timothy Kordig, a Minor, by James Kordig, Jr., His Next Friend, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Grovedale Oleander Homes, Inc., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

Rehearing denied June 27, 1958.

Released for publication July 18, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubbard, Hubbard & Dorgan, of Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

Leonard W. Golan, and Philip H. Corboy, both of Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.

PRESIDING JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court.

On July 21, 1956, plaintiff, then two years and three months old, suffered injuries when he fell off the basement stairs of a house which defendant had constructed and sold to plaintiff's parents. Plaintiff based his case on the absence of an extra rail extending between the handrail and the basement stairs. The jury returned a verdict for $40,000 and judgment was entered on the verdict. Defendant's motions...

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