Wagner v. City of Chicago

Troy Wagner (plaintiff) was severely injured in an accident at an intersection in which his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck driven by Paul Roszkowski. Plaintiff’s guardian filed suit against both Roszkowski and the City of Chicago (City), but settled with Roszkowski. At trial, the jury found the City negligent, but also determined that plaintiff had been 50% at fault, and so reduced his damages accordingly to approximately $2,155,000.

On appeal, plaintiff contends that: (i) the trial court erred when it denied his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict as to his comparative…