Bargman v. Economics Laboratory, Inc.

Plaintiff’s cause of action for injuries he sustained on defendant’s premises was first tried to a jury in July of 1985. After a verdict for plaintiff, the trial court granted defendant’s post-trial motion for a new trial, which this court affirmed in Bargman v. Economics Laboratory, Inc. (1986), 144 Ill. App. 3d 24. A second jury trial was held in October of 1986, resulting in a verdict in favor of defendant. Plaintiff’s amended post-trial motion was subsequently denied by the trial court on January 6, 1988, and this appeal followed. No questions are raised on the pleadings.

Plaintiff owned a…