PERMINAS v. MONTGOMERY WARD & CO.

No. 46547.

60 Ill.2d 469 (1975)

328 N.E.2d 290

ADAM PERMINAS, Appellant, v. MONTGOMERY WARD & COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 29, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horwitz, Anesi, Ozmon & Associates, Ltd., of Chicago (Nat P. Ozmon, of Chicago, and Dario A. Garibaldi, of Flossmoor, of counsel), for appellant.

Baker & McKenzie, of Chicago (Robert Kent Scott, Thomas F. Tobin, Francis D. Morrissey, and Michael K. Murtaugh, of counsel), for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Adam Perminas, sued the defendant, Montgomery Ward & Company, to recover damages for a back injury he suffered when he fell while shopping in one of defendant's retail stores in Chicago. Following a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $85,000. The appellate court reversed (16 Ill.App.3d 445<...

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