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LANDSTROM v. WILLIAMSON

No. 4-87-0413.

164 Ill. App.3d 1087 (1987)

518 N.E.2d 711

TED LANDSTROM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHARLES WILLIAMSON, Indiv. and d/b/a Williamson Drainage, Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed December 31, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray Moss, of Ray Moss & Associates, P.C., of Clinton, for appellant.

John Naylor, of Naylor, Mueller & Willard, P.C., of Bloomington, for appellee Charles Williamson.

William O. Martin, Jr., of Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson & Sly, of Decatur, for appellees Waynesville Township Road District and Monty Shafer.

Dawn L. Engel and James P. Ginzkey, both of Costigan & Wollrab, P.C., of Bloomington, for appellee Bill Beeler.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Ted Landstrom, has invited us to adopt a per se rule in Illinois that the use of ardent spirits during jury deliberations discredits a jury verdict to such a degree that a new trial is warranted. We decline to do so.

Plaintiff filed a complaint in the circuit court of De Witt County against several defendants requesting damages for injuries he suffered when a corn...

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