Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. Smith
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 8, 1994No. 1-92-0408PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE DiVITO
delivered the opinion of the court:
The Illinois Department of Transportation (the Department) sued Anthony Smith, Jr., to recover $43,715.40 in damages allegedly caused by a collision between a dump truck driven by Smith and a bridge maintained by the Department. A jury found Smith negligent and awarded $1,700 in damages. The Department appeals, seeking a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, a new trial on damages or an additur. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
In November of 1980, defendant Smith, a truck driver, purchased a 1971…
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