Bofman v. Material Service Corp.

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

An action against defendant Material Service Corp. (MSC), for injuries sustained by plaintiffs Edwin Talbot and John Diacou and for the death of plaintiff’s decedent Mark Bofman in a boating accident on MSC’s property, resulted in the jury’s verdict for plaintiffs and its assignment of 82% comparative negligence to each of them. MSC cross-appeals from the denial of its motion for a directed verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

The issues raised on appeal include whether: (1) plaintiffs were comparatively negligent as…