Roth v. Lissner Iron & Metal Co.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE CRAVEN

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff, Russell Roth, is administrator of the estates of Theresa G. Roth, Kenneth R. Roth and Gale Ann Roth. In such capacity, he sued Lissner Iron & Metal Company for recovery under the Wrongful Death Act and received an adverse verdict of the jury. The trial court granted his post-trial motion for a new trial, upholding his contention that the verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence. This court granted defendant’s petition for leave to appeal from the trial court’s ruling. The sole issue is whether the trial…