Gannon v. Freeman

PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff and defendant were involved in an automobile accident. The parties settled the claims involving personal injury, and the matter went to trial on the issue of property damage, based on the total loss of plaintiff’s automobile. The jury returned a verdict of $4000 and defendant appeals.

Defendant has admitted liability, so the circumstances of the accident are not at issue. The principal issue is whether the $4000 verdict is against the manifest weight of the evidence. No court reporter was present at trial; the record on…