Legal Opinion
Sanders v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 30, 1999No. 1-98-0809PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE O’BRIEN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, Eulastine Sanders, brought an action on behalf of the estate of her deceased daughter to recover damages allegedly caused by the negligence and willful and wanton conduct of defendants, Officer Charles Copps and the City of Chicago. Plaintiffs case was tried before a jury (trial I). At the close of all the evidence, the trial court directed a verdict for defendants on the negligence counts, and the jury returned a verdict for defendants on the willful and wanton counts. The trial court subsequently set aside the jury…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Arnolt v. City of Highland ParkIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
- Fitzpatrick v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by19 opinions
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