Natalino v. JMB Realty Corp.

This consolidated appeal arises from a $129,212 jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Mario Natalino, against the defendants, JMB Realty Corporation (JMB), Inland Construction Company (Inland) and Kelley Steel Erectors (Kelley), for negligence under the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 48, par. 59.90 et seq.). On appeal, the plaintiff requests a new trial on the issue of damages, charging that the verdict is inconsistent because jurors awarded him lost earnings, medical expenses and pain and suffering, but nothing for disability and disfigurement. He further contends that…