MURPHY v. MESSERSCHMIDT

No. 75-198.

41 Ill. App.3d 659 (1976)

355 N.E.2d 78

IRENE MURPHY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM MESSERSCHMIDT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed September 2, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis D. Conner, P.C., of Belleville, for appellant.

Callis, Schooley, Filcoff & Hartman, of Granite City (William W. Schooley, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant William Messerschmidt appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Madison County entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff-appellee Irene Murphy, who sued for personal injuries suffered in a fall from the front porch of Messerschmidt's house, the first floor of which she occupied as a tenant. On appeal, defendant complains that certain trial errors prejudiced...

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