ATCHLEY v. BERLEN

No. 79-43.

87 Ill. App.3d 61 (1980)

408 N.E.2d 1177

JAMES ATCHLEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOE BERLEN et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed August 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney Z. Karasik, of Chicago, and Sheldon W. Reagan, of Kankakee, for appellants.

Robert D. McKnelly, of Watseka, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BARRY delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Kankakee County awarding to the plaintiff, James Atchley, $45,000 for injuries suffered in a fall at the defendants' meat packing plant, and from a subsequent order of the circuit court granting the plaintiff's motion for a new trial on the issue of damages only. For the reasons stated hereafter, we affirm.

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