ERVIN v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.

No. 48400.

65 Ill.2d 140 (1976)

357 N.E.2d 500

JOHN S. ERVIN, Appellant, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & COMPANY et al. — (Sears, Roebuck & Company, Appellee.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 15, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wiseman, Shaikewitz, McGivern & Wahl, of Alton (Richard Shaikewitz, of counsel), for appellant.

Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler of Belleville (Carl W. Lee, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves a claim for damages for personal injuries which arose from an accident in January 1963. The case was tried before a jury in the circuit court of Madison County and resulted in a general verdict for the defendants, Sears, Roebuck & Company and Dewey Ward, manager of the Sears store at Alton (hereinafter referred to as defendant). Plaintiff filed a motion for a new...

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