L.D. BRINKMAN & CO.-MIDWEST v. NAT'L SPONGE CUSHION CO.

No. 78-1018.

76 Ill. App.3d 683 (1979)

394 N.E.2d 1221

L.D. BRINKMAN AND COMPANY-MIDWEST et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NATIONAL SPONGE CUSHION CO. et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed August 31, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clausen, Miller, Gorman, Caffrey & Witous, P.C., of Chicago (James T. Ferrini, John B. McCabe, and Patricia N. Hale, of counsel), for appellants.

Gottlieb and Schwartz, of Chicago (Jack B. Schmetterer, of counsel), for appellee General Felt Industries, Inc.

Hubbard, Hubbard, O'Brien & Hall, of Chicago (Alvin G. Hubbard and Paul V. Kaulas, of counsel), for appellee National Sponge Cushion Co.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs L.D. Brinkman and Company-Midwest (Brinkman) and Klefstad Companies, Inc. (Klefstad) brought this product liability action against National Sponge Cushion Company (National Sponge) and its corporate successor, General Felt Industries, Inc. (General Felt). The trial court ordered separate trials, in the first of which judgment was entered on a jury verdict in...

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