Legal Opinion
Treadwell v. Downey
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 8, 1991No. 3-90-0321PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER
delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, Jesse Downey, appeals from a judgment and award of damages in the net amount of $90,964.14 to the plaintiff, Robert Treadwell, following a jury trial in the circuit court of Hancock County. We affirm.
In his complaint, the plaintiff alleged he was injured when a tractor owned by the defendant and operated by the plaintiff went over a ledge adjacent to a driveway and into a ravine. The plaintiff claimed the brakes on the tractor were defective and that the defendant was negligent in failing to warn the plaintiff of this…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Lake County Forest Preserve District v. Vernon Hills Development Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
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