HANKE v. WACKER

No. 5-88-0799.

576 N.E.2d 1113 (1991)

217 Ill. App.3d 151

160 Ill.Dec. 159

Brian T. HANKE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Orville WACKER, d/b/a Wacker's Hog and Grain, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

July 2, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Kionka, Carbondale, for plaintiff-appellant.

Stephen C. Buser, Freeark, Harvey, Mendillo, Dennis & Wuller, P.C., Belleville, for defendant-appellee.


Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff-appellant Brian Hanke brought this action against his employer, Orville Wacker d/b/a Wacker's Hog and Grain (defendant), to recover for injuries sustained when he was attacked by a boar. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant from which plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff began working on defendant's farm in 1979 as a hired hand, and shortly...

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