Chavez v. Watts

Defendant, Albert Watts, appeals from the trial court’s denial of his post-trial motions for costs under section 5 — 109 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110, par. 5 — 109) and for attorney fees and expenses under section 2 — 611 of the Civil Practice Law (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110, par. 2 — 611). Plaintiff, Enriqueta Chavez, cross-appeals from the trial court’s denial of her post-trial motion alleging numerous trial errors. We will discuss the issues on cross-appeal first.

Plaintiff contends that: (1) she was denied a fair trial by defendant’s allegedly…