Legal Opinion
Tucker v. Illinois Power Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 17, 1992No. 5-90-0214PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Welch
Malisie Tucker’s suit against Illinois Power Company (Illinois Power) alleged ordinary negligence, willful and wanton misconduct and a violation of the Public Utilities Act (III. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. lll2ls, par. 1 et seq.), because of an interruption of natural gas service to Tucker’s residence on or about January 29, 1985. The jury returned a verdict of $5,000 compensatory damages for Tucker. The trial court directed a verdict for defendant on the punitive damages count. Tucker filed a post-trial motion and a motion to tax attorney fees and costs against the defendant. The trial court…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Material Service Corp. v. Department of RevenueIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
- People v. EvansIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
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