Huff v. Elmhurst-Chicago Stone Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Thomas Huff seeks to set aside the trial court’s order directing a verdict for defendant Elmhurst-Chicago Stone Company (hereinafter Elmhurst) at the conclusion of plaintiff’s case. Medusa Cement Company, also made a defendant in this case, was dismissed upon stipulation of the parties also at the close of plaintiff’s case and is not a party to this appeal. Plaintiff sought damages for personal injuries on the theories of negligence and products liability in tort, claiming that he was burned while spreading liquid…