Alderson v. Berol Products Division, Berol Corp.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the circuit court of Winnebago County dismissing the defendant’s section 72 petition to vacate a default judgment.

The plaintiff was an employee of a water treatment company. In the course of performing a contract for water testing service for the defendant, Berol Products, on their premises, the plaintiff received a severe electrical shock due to a wire being improperly grounded to the water softener system. This shock, it is alleged, caused the plaintiff to involuntarily spring erect, thus dashing his head against an open window, with resultant serious…