Legal Opinion
Stark v. D & F PAVING CO.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 22, 1977No. 76-49PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Seidenfeld
This appeal involves the effect of a jury verdict which awarded compensatory damages for personal injuries and “O” punitive damages in the absence of a special finding that the verdict was based upon either willful and wanton misconduct or on negligence.
The plaintiff Elmer G. Stark was employed as a truck driver. On August 14, 1972, he drove his employer’s truck onto the Wheaton Asphalt plant grounds in order to receive a load of asphalt. Following standard procedure he brought his truck to a halt near the main entrance of the plant grounds to place an order by means of an intercom microphone…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Miller v. DeWittIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Schneiderman v. Interstate Transit Lines, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1946
- Mizowek v. De FrancoIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Moore v. Jewel Tea Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Lynch v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF COLLINSVILLE COMMUNITY UNIT DIST.Illinois Supreme Court · 1980
- Betts v. Manville Personal Injury Settlement TrustAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- Ricardo Trevino v. Union Pacific Railroad Company and Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Uhr v. Lutheran General HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- Bandura v. Orkin Exterminating Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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