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THORNTON v. PAUL

No. 49921.

74 Ill.2d 132 (1978)

384 N.E.2d 335

WAYNE LEE THORNTON, Appellee, v. BEN PAUL et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 25, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard W. Small, of Hayes & Moore, of Champaign, for appellants.

James Walker, Ltd., of Bloomington, for appellee.

Appellate court affirmed in part and reversed in part; circuit court affirmed in part and reversed in part; cause remanded.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Wayne Lee Thornton, filed an action in the circuit court of McLean County against Ben's Den, Inc., and Ben Paul for personal injuries suffered in the early morning of January 1, 1973, when Ben Paul struck him on the head with a wooden club. The defendants' insurer, Illinois...

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