GOWLER v. FERRELL-ROSS CO.

No. 1-88-2767.

563 N.E.2d 773 (1990)

206 Ill. App.3d 194

150 Ill.Dec. 646

Jack GOWLER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FERRELL-ROSS COMPANY, a corporation, (successor to Ross Machine Company, a corporation), Defendant-Appellant (Russell W. Fox d/b/a Fox Construction Company, Haskins Electric Company, Louis T. Langhurst and Maxwell Electric Company, Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied December 26, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kiesler & Berman, Chicago (Edward L. Cooper, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Perz, Condon, Ridge & Capron, Chicago (Joseph T. McGuire, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Ferrell-Ross Co., appeals from a judgment entered against it and in favor of plaintiff, Jack Gowler, for the sum of $794,304 as damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff when his hand was caught in the rollers of a Ross cracking mill, a machine manufactured and distributed by defendant. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) plaintiff had failed to establish that the Ross cracking mill was...

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