Legal Opinion
Burnham v. Lewis
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 27, 1991No. 5-90-0432PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE RARICK
delivered the opinion of the court:
On May 12, 1986, Charles Burnham, age 10, was struck and injured by an automobile driven by Cheryl Lewis. Plaintiff filed the present action in the circuit court of Massac County on January 6, 1987, and defendant filed her answer on February 3, 1987. Contained in defendant’s answer was the affirmative defense of comparative fault. On December 8, 1988, plaintiff amended the complaint by adding a count for willful and wanton misconduct. Defendant filed an answer to the new count on January 19, 1989, and filed an amended answer on…
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