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STARTLEY v. WELCO MFG. CO.

No. 1-15-3649.

78 N.E.3d 639 (2017)

2017 IL App (1st) 153649

Jo Ann STARTLEY, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Ronnie A. Startley, Deceased, and on Behalf of Their Children, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WELCO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, SECOND DIVISION.

May 9, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert N. Wadington & Associates, of Chicago ( Robert N. Wadington , of counsel), and Baron & Budd, P.C., of Dallas, Texas ( Renee M. Melancon , of counsel), for appellant.

Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahone, Ltd., of Chicago ( Catherine E. Goldhaber and Paul E. Wojcicki , of counsel), and Rasmussen, Willis, Dickey & Moore, LLC, of Kansas City, Missouri ( Steven B. Moore and Christopher Turney , of counsel), for appellee.

OPINION

¶ 1 The estate of Ronnie Startley filed a complaint against Welco Manufacturing Company (Welco), claiming that asbestos from Welco's products caused Ronnie to contract mesothelioma. The trial court directed a verdict in favor of Welco, because no witness could...

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