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PALMER v. AVCO DISTRIBUTING CORP.

No. 78-394.

75 Ill. App.3d 598 (1979)

394 N.E.2d 480

BRUCE ALLEN PALMER, a Minor, by his Guardian and Next Best Friend, Wade Palmer, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AVCO DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Rehearing denied September 17, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lord, Bissell and Brook, of Chicago (Richard E. Mueller, Richard F. Johnson, and Norman J. Lerum, II, of counsel), for appellant.

Joseph A. Rosin, of Chicago, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

This was an action for damages arising from injuries sustained by the 11-year-old plaintiff, Bruce Allen Palmer, when his leg was caught in the agitator mechanism of a fertilizer spreader designed and manufactured by defendant, Avco Distributing Corporation. A jury returned a verdict for plaintiff against Avco in the amount of $492,000. The trial court denied Avco's motion for judgment...

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