Freeding-Skokie Roll-Off Service, Inc. v. Hamilton

Defendant, Betty Hamilton, appealed from the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs, Freeding-Skokie Roll-Off Service, Inc., and James Harris. The appellate court affirmed in a Rule 23 order (87 Ill. 2d R. 23; 125 Ill. App. 3d 1157), and we allowed defendant’s petition for leave to appeal (94 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)).

Plaintiffs brought this action seeking recovery for damages to plaintiff Freeding-Skokie’s truck allegedly caused by defendant’s negligence. Defendant counterclaimed seeking damages for injuries suffered allegedly as the result…