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"A St. Clair County man says he was hurt when he was hit in the arm by a fire poker while at a party in Collinsville.<br /><br />James McDaniel filed a lawsuit Oct. 7 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Chad A. Crank, Kevin W. McCormick and Lillian McCormick.<br /><br />According to the complaint, McDaniel and Crank were both guests of Kevin McCormick at a party he was having at his Caseyville Road home in October 2010. McDaniel says, during the gathering, a fight broke out between Crank and another guest. Crank allegedly began swinging a fire poker during the altercation. McDaniel alleges Crank swung the poker and accidentally hit him, breaking bones in his arm.<br /><br />McDaniel accuses Crank of battery and negligence. He also accuses Kevin McCormick, the tenant, and Lillian McCormick, the owner of the house, of negligence. McDaniel asks for more than $200,000 in damages for medical expenses, lost wages and court costs. <br /><br />Attorney Timothy A. Gutknecht of Columbia is representing McDaniel.<br /><br /><em>St. Clair County Circuit Court Case No. 11-L-569</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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