Turpen v. City of St. Francisville

Plaintiff, Bobbie D. Turpén, brought suit in the circuit court of Lawrence County against defendant, the city of St. Francisville, a municipal corporation, to recover property damages he sustained as a result of the demolition of a two-story brick building which butted directly against his property. Defendant has purchased liability insurance to compensate tort victims. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 85, par. 9— 103(c).) The jury found for the plaintiff and awarded him $9,500 in damages. Subsequently, the trial court granted the city’s renewed motion for a directed verdict on the ground that…