Norman Higgins v. The White Sox Baseball Club, Inc., Artnell Company and Illinois Sports Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff alleged in this diversity action that he suffered personal injury as a result of the defendants’ negligence. The primary question presented in this appeal is whether the district court erred in denying the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial. The court entered a judgment on the verdict for ■the defendants. For the reasons stated below, we will reverse and remand for a new trial.
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This is a diversity action for which the controlling substantive law is that of the State of Illinois. The plaintiff, Norman Higgins, a citizen of Florida, traveled to Chicago in…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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