VALDES v. KAROLL'S, INC.

No. 12829.

277 F.2d 637 (1960)

Higinio Alvarez VALDES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KAROLL'S, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

April 26, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence P. Hickey, Burton H. Young, Sebastian Rivera R., Chicago, Ill., for appellant. Young & Hickey, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

Donald N. Berchem, Michael J. Thuma, Berchem, Schwantes & Thuma, Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before HASTINGS, Chief Judge, SCHNACKENBERG and CASTLE, Circuit Judges.


HASTINGS, Chief Judge.

This diversity action was brought in the district court by Higinio Alvarez Valdes, a citizen and resident of Cuba, plaintiff-appellant (plaintiff), against Karoll's Inc., an Illinois corporation, defendant-appellee (defendant), seeking recovery of damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff caused by defendant's alleged negligence. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict of $7,500 in favor of plaintiff, and judgment was...

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