Legal Opinion
Powers v. Sturm
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 8, 1973No. 71-239PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE EBERSPACHER
delivered the opinion of the court:
This is an appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Franklin County, sitting without a jury, wherein the court gave judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $6000.
Plaintiff filed a complaint for injury to real property, loss of income, and impairment of credit, praying for compensatory damages in the sum of $10,000. At the conclusion of the bench trial, plaintiff oraHy moved the court for leave to file an amended ad damnum prayer for $10,000 punitive damages. Over objection of the defendant, the court aHowed the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Schatz v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1972
- Moore v. Jewel Tea Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1969
- Chapman v. KirbyIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
- Aladdin Mfg. Co. v. Mantle Lamp Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
- McCartney v. McCartneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- In Re Marriage of SanbornAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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