Legal Opinion

Torres v. Walsh

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 2, 1983No. 57281PublishedCited by 161 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark

This action was brought in the circuit court of Cook County by Elias and Celia Torres seeking damages which resulted from an automobile collision on November 21, 1981, and from alleged medical malpractice following that accident which rendered Elias Torres a quadriplegic.

Plaintiffs’ complaint alleges that on November 21, 1981, at 5:20 p.m. defendant Dale Palmer was operating his automobile negligently and collided with plaintiffs’ automobile. It is alleged that the collision caused serious injury to both plaintiffs. This collision occurred on Interstate Highway 55 at or near the overpass on…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. People Ex Rel. Compagnie Nationale Air France v. GilibertoIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Whitney v. MaddenIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
  4. People Ex Rel. Keenan v. McGuaneIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Lonergan v. Crucible Steel Co. of AmericaIllinois Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by161 opinions

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