Legal Opinion
Ford v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 21, 1985No. 83-1435PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Romiti
Plaintiff Earlee Ford (Ford) was injured when the motorcycle he was driving struck a pothole in West Cermak Road in Chicago at about 2 p.m. on April 17, 1980. Ford filed suit against the city of Chicago alleging that improper road maintenance had caused the pothole. Following a jury trial, judgment was entered on the verdict assessing Ford’s damages at $930,000 but finding him 95% comparatively negligent (for an award to Ford of $46,500), and Ford has appealed. He raises the following questions for our review:
1. Whether the jury’s verdict that Ford was 95% comparatively negligent was against…
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