Legal Opinion
Clarquist v. Kirschenman
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 14, 1977No. 77-27PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
This is an appeal by the defendant McCarthy Improvement Company, Inc., from a judgment and an award of damages in the sum of $260,000 to the plaintiff, Lynn S. Clarquist, after trial by jury in the Circuit Court of Rock Island County.
On August 16, 1974, the plaintiff sustained injuries when he was struck by a dump truck which was being used on a highway construction project in Rock Island County. The project involved the widening and resurfacing of nine miles of Illinois Route 92. The highway runs east and west, consists of two lanes and carries traffic in both directions.
The plaintiff had…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Brant v. Wabash RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1961
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