Legal Opinion
Krawczyk v. Polinski
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 1, 1994No. 2-93-0862PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Peccarelli
Plaintiff, Darin Krawczyk, special administrator of the estate of Jean Krawczyk (decedent), appeals the order of the circuit court of Lake County denying his post-trial motions.
On November 23, 1991, decedent was killed when a motor vehicle driven by Stanley Polinski (Polinski) struck decedent’s automobile. Plaintiff brought a wrongful death action alleging that Polinski engaged in both negligent and wilful and wanton conduct. Additionally, pursuant to the Liquor Control Act of 1934 (Dramshop Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 43, par. 135 (now 235 ILCS 5/6 — 21 (West 1992))), plaintiff brought a…
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