JUNKER v. ZIEGLER

No. 61370.

113 Ill.2d 332 (1986)

498 N.E.2d 1135

GERALD JUNKER, Appellant, v. ALBERT ZIEGLER et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 1, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen, Clark & Harn, Ltd., of Peoria (Frederick W. Allen and Gary L. Clark, of counsel), for appellant.

Westervelt, Johnson, Nicoll & Keller, of Peoria (Robert D. Jackson, Jeffrey W. Jackson, and Karen J. Steele, of counsel), for appellee Albert Ziegler.

Davis & Morgan, of Peoria (William R. Kohlhase and Robert E. Geiger, of counsel), for appellee Paul Bush.


Appellate court affirmed in part and reversed in part; circuit court affirmed in part and reversed in part.

JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Gerald Junker, brought this action in the circuit court of Peoria County to recover damages for injuries he sustained in a hunting accident. The jury set damages at $112,000 but attributed 65% of the fault to the plaintiff, reducing his award...

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