Legal Opinion
Kresin v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 1, 2000No. 1-99-3183PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, Rosa Kresin (Kresin), brought suit against defendants Sears Roebuck and Company (Sears) and Alfredo Jijón (Jijón) (collectively defendants) for injuries she sustained when Jijón, a Sears employee, struck her as he backed a van out of a Sears Automotive Center (Auto Center) in St. Charles, Illinois. A jury returned a verdict in Kresin’s favor in the amount of $16.5 million, which was reduced to $15,691,690 after deducting 5% for Kresin’s negligence. Defendants contend on appeal that: (1) the jury’s verdict with respect to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Burtell v. First Charter Service Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Richardson v. ChapmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
- Brown v. Decatur Memorial HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
- Holston v. Sisters of Third Order of St. FrancisIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
- Tierney v. Community Memorial General HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
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3Cited by6 opinions
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