Legal Opinion
Allen v. Yancy
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 29, 1965No. Gen. 49,431PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURMAN
delivered the opinion of the court.
In this action for personal injuries which was brought by Willie R. Allen on behalf of his minor son, Donald, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict in favor of the defendant. The plaintiff contends that the verdict is against the manifest weight of the evidence and that it was induced by a prejudicial, attempted impeachment of one of the plaintiff’s witnesses.
Since no question concerning damages is raised here, the following summary of the facts is limited to evidence on the issue of liability. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Paliokaitis v. Checker Taxi Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1944
- Mackey v. Northern Milling Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Wawryszyn v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956
- Gillette v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1947
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Spiezio v. Commonwealth Edison Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1968
- Witek v. Leisure Technology Midwest, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Ballard v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
- Bouillon v. Harry Gill Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1973
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