Cihon v. Cargill, Inc.

The plaintiff, Lee Cihon, filed a two-count complaint against the defendant Cargill, Incorporated (Cargill), alleging common law negligence and violations of the Structural Work Act (740 ILCS 150/ 0.01 et seq. (West 1994)). A jury returned a verdict in favor of Cihon and against Cargill on both counts and assessed damages totaling $780,000. However, the jury also found Cihon 35% comparatively negligent and reduced the damages to $507,000 on the negligence count. The trial judge granted Cargill’s motion for a judgment n.o.v. on both counts. Cihon appealed that judgment and Cargill…