LaPook v. City of Chicago

Plaintiff filed a three-count complaint seeking damages for the wrongful death of his wife and unborn child. The second count, alleging that the treatment by Chicago fire department paramedics was wilful and wanton and proximately caused the deaths, was the only count which went to the jury. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, but also answered a special interrogatory which the trial court found to be inconsistent with the general verdict. Upon defendant’s motion, the court then entered judgment on the special interrogatory. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the…