Legal Opinion
Burke v. 12 Rothschild's Liquor Mart, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 15, 1991No. 1-89-0237PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE SCARIANO
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff was injured when he fell and struck his head while being forcibly ejected from a store owned by defendant 12 Rothschild’s Liquor Mart, Inc. (Rothschild). After several Chicago police officers arrived, he was arrested and thrown into a paddy wagon. Plaintiff filed this action seeking recovery for his injuries, which rendered him a quadriplegic, and the jury returned a verdict against both defendants in the amount of $7,487,000. The city appeals, charging that three erroneous evidentiary rulings and two regarding damages…
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