Legal Opinion
La Salle National Bank v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 17, 1987No. 86-0215PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE SCARIANO
delivered the opinion of the court:
La Salle National Bank, as guardian of the estate of Charles Murphy (referred to hereinafter as plaintiff), brought suit against Consolidated Rail Corporation (hereinafter Conrail), the board of education of the city of Chicago (hereinafter the board), and the city of Chicago (hereinafter the city) to recover for injuries suffered by Murphy. A jury returned a verdict in the amount of $1,130,000, which was then reduced to $926,000 due to plaintiff’s comparative negligence. Both defendants appealed that decision, and plaintiff also…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Burtell v. First Charter Service Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Kerns v. EngelkeIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Reese v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
- Rucker v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Illinois Power Co. v. MahinIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re Special Education of WalkerIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
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