Thompson v. Petit

PRESIDING JUSTICE HOFFMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Bennie Thompson, filed the instant negligence action seeking recovery for damages sustained when he was shot by the defendant, Edward Petit. Although the defendant did not deny shooting the plaintiff, he claimed that he acted in self-defense. The matter was tried before a jury in the circuit court of Cook County resulting in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. After reducing the plaintiff’s total damages by the 25% attributable to his own contributory negligence, the jury assessed the plaintiff’s recoverable damages…