GILLAM v. J. C. PENNEY COMPANY

Nos. 14483, 14484.

341 F.2d 457 (1965)

Jerry D. GILLAM, by his father and next friend, Lester D. Gillam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, Defendant, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Defendant-Appellant. Lester GILLAM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, Defendant, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

February 5, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Stanley Lawton, F. Boyd Hovde, Indianapolis, Ind., for Westinghouse Electric Corp., Ice, Miller, Donadio & Ryan, Indianapolis, Ind., of counsel.

Howard S. Young, Jr., Arthur L. Payne, Indianapolis, Ind., for plaintiff-appellee, Lewis, Weiland, Payne & Carvey, Young & Young, Indianapolis, Ind., of counsel.

Emerson Boyd, Indianapolis, Ind., for appellee, J. C. Penney Co., Locke, Reynolds, Boyd & Weisell, Indianapolis, Ind., of counsel.

Before DUFFY, CASTLE and KILEY, Circuit Judges.


DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

These appeals are from judgments in two negligence actions wherein J. C. Penney Company (Penney) and Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Westinghouse) were the defendants. The jury rendered verdicts against both defendants in the personal injury action in the amount of $35,000, and in the amount of $13,900 in the action by the father of the injured boy for loss of services. The two suits were tried together...

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