Legal Opinion

Papageorgiou v. F. W. Woolworth Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 21, 1978No. 76-109PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Perlin

Plaintiff filed an action to recover damages occasioned by the alleged tortious conduct of defendant, F. W. Woolworth Co. Plaintiff alleged defendant committed the following torts: assault and battery, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and a violation of plaintiff’s civil rights under 42 U.S.C. §1983. The jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant, F. W. Woolworth Co., on all counts. Plaintiff appeals.

The issues presented for review are (1) whether the court committed the following alleged errors which denied plaintiff a fair trial: the court improperly granted defendant’s motion…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Sommese v. Maling Bros., Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Fitzsimons v. National Tea Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1961
  3. Nowakowski v. Hoppe Tire Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  4. Bevelheimer v. GierachAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  5. Taylor v. the Carborundum Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1969

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JamesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Moore v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  3. Bass v. Washington-Kinney Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  4. GNP Commodities, Inc. v. Walsh Heffernan Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  5. Madison Associates v. BassAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987

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