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BARRY v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP.

No. 1-94-2193.

668 N.E.2d 8 (1996)

282 Ill. App.3d 199

217 Ill.Dec. 823

Eileen P. BARRY, Independent Executor of the Estate of James Kevin Barry, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied July 30, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Dames, M. Jayne Rizzo, Kelley Drye & Warren, and Ruth E. VanDemark, Ralph N. Galder, Law Offices of Ruth E. VanDemark, Chicago; Karen I. Ward, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Granville, Ohio, of counsel, for appellant.

Cooney and Conway, Chicago; William R. Fahey, John D. Cooney, James Hopkinson, Kathy Byrne, of counsel, for appellee.

Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal we are required to explore the boundaries of reasonable compensation in personal injury cases.

This is a wrongful death and survival action against Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (OCF). The jury returned an itemized verdict that totalled $12,319,620.96. OCF attacks the verdict, contending that improper evidence, wrong jury instructions, and an unauthorized verdict form led to an award...

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