Parker v. De Witt County Housing Authority

Plaintiff, George Parker, brought suit against the defendant, DeWitt County Housing Authority, for personal injuries resulting from a fall he allegedly took caused by stepping in a hole on defendant’s property. The jury returned a *40,000 verdict for the plaintiff and the trial court granted that portion of defendant’s post-trial motion seeking a new trial. Plaintiff then filed a petition for leave to appeal from the new trial order.

Defendant is the owner of Webster Apartments in Clinton, Illinois. On January 17, 1973, plaintiff came to the Webster Apartments with his ex-wife, Janet Parker, and…