WRIGLEY v. ELECTRIC AND MACHINE COMPANY

No. 17439.

419 F.2d 972 (1969)

Carolyn WRIGLEY, Administratrix of the Estate of Richard James Wrigley, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ELECTRIC AND MACHINE COMPANY, Inc., a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

December 30, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Dakin Williams, Collinsville, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Gordon Burroughs, Charles W. King, Edwardsville, Ill., Emerson Baetz, Alton, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CASTLE, Chief Judge, DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge, and FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.


CASTLE, Chief Judge.

This wrongful death action1 was brought by plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of her husband, Richard Wrigley, who was killed in a motorbike accident which occurred on property occupied by the defendant. The complaint, as amended, contained two counts: Count I charged the defendant with negligence and Count II charged wilful and wanton acts or omissions. The district court, at the close of all the evidence...

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