Herzog v. Lexington Township
Illinois Supreme Court
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…
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