Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Garces
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 7, 2001No. 1 — 00—0651PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson
The dominant question in this case is whether the jury’s answer to a special interrogatory trumped its general verdict in favor of the plaintiffs. The trial court said it did. We agree.
Plaintiffs, Jennifer Simmons (Jennifer) and Harold King, individually and as co-special administrators of the estate of their daughter, LaTonya King (LaTonya), brought a medical malpractice action against defendant, Dr. Rolando M. Garces. A jury returned a general verdict in favor of plaintiffs and against defendant in the amount of $675,000. In addition, the jury answered “No” to the special interrogatory:…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- McDonnell v. McPartlinIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
- Aguilera v. Mount Sinai Hospital Medical CenterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
- Gasbarra v. St. James HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Borries v. Z. Frank, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Morton v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Simmons v. GarcesIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
- Michael Massey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Walsh v. ChezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- Achanzar v. Ravenswood HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
- Achanzar v. Ravenswood HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
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