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NATIONAL CAN CORP. v. JOVANOVICH

No. 3-885A212.

503 N.E.2d 1224 (1987)

NATIONAL CAN CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant, v. Michael JOVANOVICH, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice S. Weigle, Laura A. Kaster, Joel J. Africk, Diana C. White, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., Stephen M. Terrell, Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan, Indianapolis, for defendant-appellant.

Michael S. Bergerson, Kenefick, Gilmore & Bergerson, Michigan City, Anne Willis Reed, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiff-appellee.

GARRARD, Presiding Judge.

National Can Corporation (hereinafter "National Can") appeals an adverse judgment in favor of Michael Jovanovich (hereinafter "Jovanovich"), an employee who was injured while working for National Can. After receiving the verdict of an advisory jury, the trial court awarded Jovanovich $600,000 in compensatory damages and $275,000 in punitive damages. We reverse.

Facts

Jovanovich was a machinist/millwright at National...

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