Knapp v. Hertz Corp.

Defendant, the Hertz Corporation, appeals from four orders of the circuit court in this product liability case. The first, entered on January 19, 1973, vacated a jury verdict in favor of the defendants, set aside the judgment entered thereon, and granted a new trial to plaintiffs, William and Jeannette Knapp, on all issues. The court’s amended order, entered on January 29, 1973, vacated the jury’s verdict and the judgment entered thereon, granted plaintiffs’ motion for a directed verdict (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110, par. 68.1) made at the close of the evidence, and granted plaintiffs a new…