Legal Opinion

Adamaitis v. Hesser

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 15, 1965No. Gen. 49,844PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kluczynski

Defendant, Frank Hesser, appeals from a judgment of $7,500 for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff, Carole Adamaitis, as the result of a collision when a car driven by defendant struck the rear of a car driven by plaintiff.

The sole issue was the nature and extent of plaintiff’s injury and defendant contends that errors in the trial prevented him from having a trial free from prejudice.

"While defendant admits that not every error, by itself, will vitiate the verdict of a jury, he contends that an accumulation of errors can indicate to the reviewing court that there existed the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. KrauserIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
  2. Novicki v. Department of FinanceIllinois Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Paliokaitis v. Checker Taxi Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1944
  4. Walsh v. Chicago Railways Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1922
  5. Kooyumjian v. StevensAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Champion v. KnasiakAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  2. Tenenbaum v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
  3. Tipsword v. MelroseAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
  4. City of Rockford v. MaxwellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1968
  5. Skalon v. Manning, Maxwell and Moore, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1970

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