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HEDGE v. MIDWEST CONTRACTORS EQUIPMENT CO.

Gen. No. 49,262.

53 Ill. App.2d 365 (1964)

202 N.E.2d 869

John Hedge, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Midwest Contractors Equipment Co., Inc., a Corporation, Defendant-Appellant, and Al Cohn, d/b/a Alco Steel Service, Defendant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

August 14, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Sweeney, and Ross, Kralovec, Sweeney & Marquard, all of Chicago (George E. Sweeney and Edward V. Scoby, of counsel), for appellant.

Lawrence P. Hickey and George S. Feiwell, both of Chicago (James P. Chapman, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE BRYANT delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from a judgment of $175,000, entered on a jury verdict in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 13, 1963, against defendant, Midwest Contractors Equipment Company, and from an order entered on April 26, 1963, denying defendant's post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.

John Hedge was seriously injured on April 6, 1961, when the handle of an hand...

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