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PAYNE v. MURPHY HARDWARE CO.

No. 77-176.

62 Ill. App.3d 803 (1978)

379 N.E.2d 817

WILLIAM C. PAYNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MURPHY HARDWARE COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed August 2, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dowling & Safanda, of St. Charles, for appellant.

Robert S. Soderstrom and James P. DeNardo, both of McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug, of Chicago, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE GUILD delivered the opinion of the court:

On June 2, 1974, plaintiff, William C. Payne, rented a rototiller from defendant, Murphy Hardware Co., Inc., for the purpose of tilling a plot of ground upon which he intended to plant a garden. During the course of the rototilling operation plaintiff fell and injured his back. A jury trial was conducted but at the close of all the evidence the trial court directed a verdict in favor...

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