Publication Details
Title: Illinois City Gets a New Trial in Work Zone Crash; Court Must Reconsider Allowing Evidence of Intoxication
Abstract: Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County. Honorable Irwin J. Solganick, The Honorable Judge Presiding.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Justice Hartman delivered the opinion of the court:
This is the second appeal, following a second trial, involving these parties. Plaintiffs Harry and Joann Wade filed a negligence claim seeking damages for injuries suffered in an accident in which Harry was the driver and sole occupant of a car that struck the east side of a building on the northeast corner of 14th and Wentworth in the city of Chicago Heights. In Wade v. City of Chicago Heights, 216 Ill. App. 3d 418, 575 N.E.2d 1288, appeal denied, 141 Ill. 2d 562, 580 N.E.2d 137 (1991) (Wade I), defendant city of Chicago Heights (City) appealed the jury's verdict awarding plaintiffs $3,582,627.70 in personal injury damages and $904,166.67 in consortium damages. This court affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for a new trial, with instructions.
Publisher: TranSafety, Inc.
Source: Road Injury Prevention & Litigation Journal
Publication Date: February, 2000
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