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Coleman v. Hermann

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 21, 1983No. 82-740PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

The principal issue in this appeal is whether the failure to submit a general verdict form to the jury in a comparative negligence case invalidates its verdict. Plaintiff additionally urges that the verdict is against the manifest weight of the evidence and claims error in the direction of a verdict for the defendant on a count of wilful and wanton misconduct.

The Verdict

The plaintiff tendered Illinois IPI general verdict forms (Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction (IPI), Civil, No. A45.09 (Supp. 1981)). The court refused these…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Hoffman v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  3. Alvis v. RibarIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Placek v. City of Sterling HeightsMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Harless v. First National Bank in FairmontWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Keller v. MolsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  2. Ruffiner v. Material Service Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  3. Lorek v. HollenkampAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  4. Contact Lenses Unlimited, Inc. v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
  5. Koh v. Village Greens of WoodridgeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987

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