Klatt v. Commonwealth Edison Co.

These are appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court, Second District, which, in a suit for personal injuries (1) affirmed the orders of the circuit court of Lake County denying defendants’ post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, (2) reversed the trial court’s order granting defendants a new trial, and (3) remanded the cause with directions to reinstate the jury verdict awarding $85,000 in damages to the plaintiff. Both defendants challenge the appellate court’s ruling concerning the motion for new trial, the affirmance of the trial court’s denial of defendants’…