CHANEY EX REL. CHANEY v. YETTER MFG. CO.

No. 4-00-0064.

734 N.E.2d 1028 (2000)

315 Ill. App.3d 823

248 Ill.Dec. 737

Vanessa CHANEY, Ella Chaney, Elizabeth Chaney, and Terrance Chaney, Minors, by and Through Their Parent, Vanessa CHANEY, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. YETTER MANUFACTURING CO., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

August 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Verne H. Evans (argued), McNamara & Evans, Springfield, for Vanessa Chaney.

Karen L. Kendall, Brad A. Elward (argued), Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, Frederick P. Velde, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Springfield, David G. Lubben, Davis & Campbell L.L.C., Peoria, for Yetter Manufacturing Co.

Bruce R. Pfaff, Bruce R. Pfaff & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, for Amicus Curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.


Presiding Justice COOK delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Vanessa Chaney, Ella Chaney, Elizabeth Chaney, and Terrance Chaney, through their parent, Vanessa Chaney, filed this tort action against Yetter Manufacturing Company (Yetter) seeking damages for injuries that Vanessa Chaney (Chaney) sustained in a work-related accident. On February 14, 1996, Chaney's right hand was severed at the wrist when her glove was caught in a rotating drill at the Yetter...

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