Legal Opinion
First Midwest Trust Co. v. Rogers
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 3, 1998No. 4-96-0788PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Steigmann
In July 1993, plaintiffs Jerry Mallady and his wife Gaythel sued defendants, Paul Ty Rogers and the Town of Areola (Areola), for damages resulting from a collision between Jerry’s automobile and a snowplow driven by Rogers during the course of his employment with Areola. In July 1996, the jury awarded damages based on Rogers’ negligence and found Jerry 50% comparatively negligent.
Plaintiffs appeal, arguing that (1) an enforceable settlement agreement existed; (2) defendants’ reconstruction expert should not have been allowed to testify; (3) the trial court erred by allowing defendants to…
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- Raymond Rosen v. Ciba-Geigy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- People v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
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