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GOFF v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY

No. 12216.

257 F.2d 418 (1958)

Owen GOFF, Jr., by Owen Goff, Sr., his father and next friend, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 26, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Johnstone, L. H. Vogel, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Louis G. Davidson, Thomas J. Keating, Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before MAJOR, HASTINGS and PARKINSON, Circuit Judges.

HASTINGS, Circuit Judge.

Appellee brought this suit by his father and next friend to recover damages for personal injuries occasioned by the alleged negligence of a truck driver employed by appellant. This appeal is from a judgment entered by the trial court on a verdict of the jury assessing appellee's damages at $55,000. Appellant charges error in the trial court's denials of its motion for a directed verdict and of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict...

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