BECKSTROM v. MONTGOMERY WARD & CO., INC.

Gen. No. 47,512.

20 Ill. App.2d 353 (1959)

156 N.E.2d 230

Carl Beckstrom, Appellee, v. Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc., Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

Rehearing denied March 3, 1959.

Released for publication March 3, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Barnhill, David L. Dickson, William L. Niemann, of Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

Barrett and Campbell, of Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.


JUSTICE SCHWARTZ delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment on verdict for $7500 in a personal injury suit. Defendant operates a store in Chicago Heights, Illinois. On February 8, 1957, plaintiff, having made some purchases in the store, was proceeding to the south exit when he slipped and fell on a crank used by defendant to raise awnings. As a result of the fall he sustained substantial injuries.

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