Legal Opinion

Herzog v. Lexington Township

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 19, 1995No. 77037PublishedCited by 142 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nickels

This is an appeal from an appellate court judgment granting plaintiff a new trial on the issue of whether defendant was negligent in posting signs on a roadway. Three issues are presented for review: (1) whether plaintiff may utilize the doctrine of collateral estoppel to prevent defendant from relitigating issues regarding the adequacy of the signs on this roadway; (2) whether plaintiff may impeach defendant’s witnesses with evidence of subsequent remedial measures taken on the roadway; and (3) whether section 3 — 104 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jackson Jordan, Inc. v. Leydig, Voit & MayerIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Charles E. Harding Co. v. HardingIllinois Supreme Court · 1933
  4. Schaffner v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Illinois State Chamber of Commerce v. Pollution Control BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by142 opinions

  1. Committee for Educational Rights v. EdgarIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Muhammad v. OliverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  3. Talarico v. DunlapIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
  4. People v. HamiltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
  5. James Wells v. Jeff CokerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013

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