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DERRICK v. YODER CO.

No. 79-910.

88 Ill. App.3d 864 (1980)

410 N.E.2d 1030

MICHAEL DERRICK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THE YODER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed September 16, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

French & Rogers, of Chicago (Richard G. French and Michael C. Kominiarek, of counsel), for appellant.

Cooney & Stenn, of Chicago (Robert J. Cooney and James T. Newman, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

As damages for the loss of his right arm almost to the shoulder, a jury awarded plaintiff, Michael Lance Derrick (Derrick) $444,000, having found defendant Yoder Company (Yoder) guilty of defectively designing and manufacturing a metal slitting system in a products liability action. Yoder appeals, presenting as issues for review whether: (1) Derrick assumed the risk of injury; (2) the...

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