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HAMMOND v. NORTH AMERICAN ASBESTOS CORP.

Nos. 56972, 56990 cons.

97 Ill.2d 195 (1983)

454 N.E.2d 210

CHARLOTTE HAMMOND, Appellant and Appellee, v. NORTH AMERICAN ASBESTOS CORPORATION, Appellee and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 30, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Peoria (William J. Voelker, Jr., Frederick P. Velde, and Judy A. Schieber, of counsel), for appellant.

James Walker, Ltd., of Bloomington, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Charlotte Hammond, the wife of an asbestos worker who contracted asbestosis, brought an action against defendant, North American Asbestos Corporation, for loss of consortium based on theories of strict liability in tort and wilful and wanton negligence. After a jury trial, the circuit court of McLean County entered judgment on the verdict...

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