Legal Opinion
Vincent v. Williams
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 29, 1996No. 1-94-1892PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson
Plaintiff Christopher Vincent (Vincent) seeks his day in court after a tough night in a Chicago bar.
This four-count complaint, filed January 24, 1994, was brought against Jayson Williams (Williams) and Charles Barkley (Barkley).
In count I of the complaint, Vincent alleged that Williams committed a battery against him by hitting him over the head with a beer mug while they were out "socializing” on January 15, 1992. Williams denied the allegations and asserted the defense of self-defense. That count is pending.
Vincent further claimed that Williams and Barkley, both individually and in…
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