LAM v. NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS CO.

No. 82-725.

114 Ill. App.3d 325 (1983)

449 N.E.2d 1007

KWAI PAUL LAM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed May 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mayer, Brown & Platt and Jares, Komosa, Burke & Shanahan, both of Chicago (Michael R. Feagley and Michele Odorizzi, of counsel), for appellant.

Walsh & Fielding, of Chicago (John R. Fielding, of counsel), for appellee.


Vacated and remanded.

JUSTICE PERLIN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Kwai Paul Lam, brought a negligence action against defendant, Northern Illinois Gas Company (NI-Gas), to recover damages for personal injuries he suffered in a gas explosion. In a jury trial, a verdict was returned in favor of defendant. Plaintiff moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial on the grounds that certain evidence improperly...

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