Huckabee v. Bell & Howell, Inc.

A jury in the circuit court of Cook County returned a verdict of $80,000 for the plaintiff, Francis Huckabee, against the defendant, Safeway Steel Scaffolds Company. On appeal the Appellate Court for the First District reversed in part, affirmed in part and remanded for a new trial. (102 Ill. App. 2d 429.) We granted the petitions of both parties for leave to appeal.

The facts which led to the litigation are described in the opinion of the appellate court. “Plaintiff was injured as a result of an accident which took place on Friday, March 29, 1957. At the time of the accident, plaintiff, a…