Zelinski v. Security Lumber Co.

The plaintiffs, George J. Zelinski and Michael Peters, appeal following a jury verdict for the defendants, Security Lumber Company and David Billadeau, at the conclusion of plaintiffs’ suit for personal injuries in the circuit court of Will County. Country Village Homes, a third-party defendant and plaintiffs’ employer, was dismissed on a directed verdict.

Plaintiffs present several issues for review, among which are (1) whether the defendant Billadeau was guilty of negligence as a matter of law; (2) whether the verdict of the jury was against the manifest weight of the evidence; (3) whether…