Ries v. City of Chicago - Corrected 12/28/09

THIRD DIVISION November 25, 2009 No. 1-07-3085 CHRISTOPHER RIES and ) Appeal from the MICHAEL MARTINEZ, ) Circuit Court of ) Cook County. Plaintiffs-Appellees, ) ) v. ) ) THE CITY OF CHICAGO, a Municipal ) Corporation, ) Honorable ) Susan F. Zwick, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE QUINN delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant, the City of Chicago (City), appeals from a jury verdict awarding plaintiffs, Christopher Ries and Michael Martinez, damages in the amount of $4,052,572 and $159,069 respectively, for injuries they sustained when a police car, driven by Demario Lowe,…