Texaco, Inc. v. McGrew Lumber Co.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE ADESKO

delivered the opinion of the court.

This case involves two appeals from a jury trial which resulted in a verdict and judgment against McGrew Lumber Company and the trial court’s directing a verdict for McGrew on its Third-Party complaint against Fred E. Bahr, d/b/a Bahr Lumber Company. For the sake of brevity, the parties will be referred to as McGrew and Bahr, while the plaintiffs will be designated as a group, unless specific reference is necessary.

This action arose from a suit originally filed by Joseph Kovis against the plaintiffs in this cause for recovery…