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Lesperance v. Wolff

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 11, 1979No. 78-1956PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Florence and Charles Lesperance were injured when their automobile collided with a car owned by David Fruchey and driven by Charlotte Wolff, defendants here. Upon trial, the jury returned verdicts for each plaintiff — Florence Lesperance in the amount of *4500, and Charles Lesperance in the amount of *4000; but the jury answered a special interrogatory in a contradictory manner when it found Charles, the driver of the car, guilty of contributory negligence. In accord with the answer to the special interrogatory, the trial judge vacated that…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Mizowek v. De FrancoIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Freeman v. Chicago Transit AuthorityIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Borries v. Z. Frank, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Skala v. LehonIllinois Supreme Court · 1931

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. McCraw v. CegielskiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
  2. Wilmere v. StiboltAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  3. Wagner v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  4. In Re Marriage of CottonIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Slavin v. SaltzmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994

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