Klick v. R. D. Werner Co.

The plaintiff, Herbert F. Klick, and his attorney, NatP. Ozmon, appeal from a judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Cook County on December 9, 1974, finding Nat P. Ozmon to be in contempt of court and fining him $100 for his refusal to comply with the terms of certain production orders.

The issue on appeal is whether the court abused its discretion by denying plaintiff the right in a products liability action to be present, or to have his chosen representative present, during any examination or testing of the allegedly defective product by the defendant or the defendant’s agent.

The…