McGovern v. Kaneshiro

PRESIDING JUSTICE GORDON

delivered the opinion of the court:

James Kaneshiro (defendant) appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County in favor of Ann McGovern (plaintiff) in this personal injury action, entered following a jury trial. Defendant contends that the trial court erred by denying submission of his special interrogatory, which would have provided a check on the jury’s assessment of plaintiff’s contributory negligence. Defendant further contends that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing the jury to hear the testimony of plaintiffs two physicians because…