BLANTON v. DENNISTON

No. 43531.

54 Ill.2d 1 (1973)

294 N.E.2d 283

RAYMOND BLANTON, Appellant, v. WILLIAM F. DENNISTON et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 20, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOSEPH T. McGUIRE, of PERZ and McGUIRE, of Chicago, for appellant.

TIM J. HARRINGTON, of Chicago (MATTHEW N. CHACONAS and ROBERT J.T. GUILFOYLE, of counsel), for appellee William F. Denniston.

BEVERLY, PAUSE, DUFFY & O'MALLEY, of Chicago (FRANK J. PAUSE, JOHN J. O'MALLEY and DOM J. RIZZI, of counsel), for appellee Eugene Steiner.


Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Raymond Blanton, the plaintiff, has appealed from a judgment entered in the circuit court of Cook County upon a directed verdict in favor of the defendants, William F. Denniston and Eugene Steiner, at the conclusion of opening statements made by attorneys for the plaintiff and the defendants.

On May 4, 1965, the plaintiff filed a complaint seeking damages for personal injuries...

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