Legal Opinion
Gainer v. Bates
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 16, 1973No. 56609PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY
delivered the opinion of the court:
In this personal injury action a jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs Timothy Gainer and Eileen Sweeney Gainer, his wife. Gainer was awarded $2,500 damages and his wife $500. Gainer filed a post-trial motion for a new trial on the issue of damages. The motion was allowed and we granted the defendant’s petition for leave to appeal.
The action arose from a collision between an automobile driven by Gainer and a truck driven by the defendant, Rudolph Bates. The accident occurred about 7:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 10, 1966,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Cooper v. BrogniAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964
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3Cited by13 opinions
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