Solmo v. Catholic Bishop

These actions were brought for personal injuries sustained by plaintiffs when they were burned due to an explosion in a concession stand at a church festival. The causes were consolidated for trial. All defendants except the Catholic Bishop of Chicago and Dominick Ponticelli were dismissed out of the case during the trial on motion of plaintiffs. The jury returned verdicts against both remaining defendants, in an amount of $1,800 for plaintiff Solmo and $1,500 for plaintiff D’Andrea. The Catholic Bishop of Chicago alone prosecutes this appeal.

Prior to July 19, 1959, the Catholic Bishop of…