Kjellesvik v. Commonwealth Edison Co.

Plaintiff William Kjellesvik was injured when he fell from a sliding concrete form he was using as a scaffold while constructing a power facility for defendant Commonwealth Edison Company. The sliding concrete form was manufactured by defendant Symons Manufacturing Company. At the close of plaintiff’s case during his jury trial, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of defendant Symons. The trial court denied defendant Edison’s motion for a directed verdict. The jury subsequently returned a verdict in plaintiff’s favor. Defendant Edison made a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the…