Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Williams MacHine & Tool Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court as modified upon denial of petition for rehearing:

Defendant appeals from a judgment on a verdict for damages of $69,800 entered in plaintiff’s favor. Plaintiff, as subrogee for its insured, Charles Machine Works, Inc. (Charles), had sued defendant, the manufacturer of a hydraulic pump which was a component part of a work platform manufactured by Charles, for monies paid in settlement as the result of an action brought by American Glass Co. and six of its employees for injuries sustained while using the work platform.

Charles…