Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Lundeen
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 26, 1977No. 75-506PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nash
This action was brought to recover damages for wrongful death based on theories of negligence and wilful and wanton conduct of defendants. The jury returned a general verdict for plaintiff for *300,000 and responded negatively to a special interrogatory directed to any wilful and wanton conduct of appealing defendants.
Plaintiff-appellee, Mary D. Brooks, administrator of the Estate of Paul L. Brooks, deceased, commenced this cause against defendants, Jay F. Lundeen, City of Zion, Illinois. E. Ray Nichols, Ronald Clark, City of Waukegan, Illinois, and William Uimari. We are concerned on this appeal…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Ney v. Yellow Cab Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Cunis v. BrennanIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
- Belfield v. CoopIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
- Neering v. I.C.R.R. Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Richard v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1978
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