Kerns v. Engelke

Defendants, Fox River Tractor Company (Fox River), and Melvin Timmerman, doing business as the Timmerman Implement Company (Timmerman), appeal from judgments entered by the Circuit Court of Madison County on jury verdicts finding them jointly liable for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff, Sanford Kerns, and awarding damages in the amount of *225,000. Fox River also appeals from the court’s judgment directing a verdict on Timmerman’s counterclaim against Fox River for indemnification.

Plaintiff was injured while helping to set up for operation an implement of farm machinery, called a…