HANLON v. AIRCO INDUS. GASES

No. 1-88-2037.

579 N.E.2d 1136 (1991)

219 Ill. App.3d 777

162 Ill.Dec. 322

Hugh J. HANLON, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Hugh J. Hanlon III, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AIRCO INDUSTRIAL GASES and Kenwald Welding & Supply Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

September 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

French, Rogers, Kezelis & Kominiarek, P.C., Chicago; Algimantas P. Kezelis, Michael J. Ross, and Russell P. Veldenz, of counsel, for defendants-appellants.

Michael J. McArdle, Michael J. McArdle, Chartered, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.


Presiding Justice LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

After Hugh J. Hanlon, III, was killed in a construction accident, plaintiff, the administrator of his estate, filed suit for wrongful death based on a theory of strict products liability. Following a jury trial, a verdict was returned in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $300,000. Defendants appeal and contend that: (1) the trial court erred when it entered a directed verdict in favor of plaintiff on defendants...

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