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BECKERT v. RISBERG

No. 38833.

33 Ill.2d 44 (1965)

210 N.E.2d 207

ANDREW BECKERT, Appellant, v. L.C. RISBERG, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 27, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COONEY AND STENN, of Chicago, (ROBERT J. COONEY and IRVING STENN, JR., of counsel,) for appellant.

JOSEPH A. BAILEY and HENRY H. CALDWELL, both of Chicago, for appellee.

Appellate Court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Andrew Beckert, a child three years of age, was badly bitten by a dog. On April 3, 1963, he brought action by his mother and next friend, against the owner in what was then the municipal court of Oak Park. Trial was had before a jury, a verdict was returned for the plaintiff in the amount of $9,500, and judgment was entered on the verdict. Upon...

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