Welch v. Ro-Mark, Inc.

The plaintiff, Larry Welch, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting a directed verdict in favor of the defendants, Ro-Mark, Inc. (hereinafter Ro-Mark), and William Hagstrom (hereinafter Hagstrom), after a judgment for the plaintiff. The plaintiff initially argues on appeal that the trial court erroneously granted the defendants’ reserved motion for a directed verdict after judgment pursuant to section 72 of the Civil Practice Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110, par. 72.) In the alternative, the plaintiff asserts that the directed verdict was improper because the…