Hall v. National Freight, Inc.

Plaintiff, Norma Hall (Hall), special administrator of the estate of Marion Hall, deceased, filed a negligence suit under the Wrongful Death Act (111. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 70, par. 1 et seq.) and under the Survival Act (111. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. llOUs, par. 27 — 6) against defendants, National Freight, Inc. (National), and Gary E. Thomas (Thomas), in connection with a vehicular accident. After a trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff, assessing the total amount of damages at $2,454,955.77, which it then reduced by 42%, the percentage of negligence it found attributable to…