Roman v. City of Chicago

Defendant City of Chicago (city) appeals from a jury verdict awarding plaintiff Nereida Roman (Nereida) damages of $140,000 for injuries sustained as a result of city’s negligence. On appeal, city contends that: (1) the trial court erred in directing a verdict for Nereida on the issue of city’s negligence without at that time instructing the jury that proximate cause was a separate issue; (2) the trial court erred in tendering to the jury “in its entirety” Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction, Civil, No. 15.01 (2d ed. 1971) (hereinafter cited as IPI Civil 2d); (3) the damages awarded by the jury…