Sallis v. Lamansky

SCHULTZ, Justice.

This appeal is from a $626,000 judgment entered in favor of plaintiff-appellee Daniel Sallis in a personal injury action. Sallis suffered a cervical hyperextension, commonly known as “whiplash,” when his pickup was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by Helen Lamansky and owned by the Sisters of Mercy of the Union in the United States of America, Province of Chicago. This action was brought against Lamansky and the Sisters of Mercy by Sallis individually and on behalf of his children. The children were not awarded damages at trial and their claims for consortium are not involved…