Parker v. Illinois Masonic Warren Barr Pavilion

On January 15, 1997, a jury returned a verdict of $203,116.97 in favor of plaintiff, Meta Krueger 1 , and against defendant, Illinois Masonic Warren Barr Pavilion, reducing it by 49% to $103,589.66 for comparative fault in a negligence action. The circuit court trebled the judgment under the Nursing Home Care Act (210 ILCS 45/3 — 602 (West 1996)), and awarded attorney fees and costs. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence; (2) the trial court abused its discretion in permitting the undisclosed and untimely opinion testimony of Dr.…