Fris v. Personal Products Co.

The defendant, Personal Products Company, appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Jerome Fris. We reverse.

Though this case involves a relatively simple incident, the record is extremely lengthy. The facts as testified to by the witnesses are often contradictory and less then clear. Given the nature of the numerous issues raised by Personal Products, we have thoroughly reviewed the record in this case.

In 1988, Personal Products was in the process of converting warehouse space at its Wilmington, Illinois, plant into a manufacturing facility. The project was known as the W & D…