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LONG v. BENNETT

No. 14390.

55 Ill. App.3d 50 (1977)

370 N.E.2d 627

FOREST P. LONG, Indiv. and as Adm'r of the Estate of Rodney K. Long, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRUCE M. BENNETT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Rehearing denied January 9, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wiseman, Shaikewitz, McGivern & Wahl, of Alton, for appellant.

James E. Gorman, of Reed, Armstrong, Gorman & Coffey, of Edwardsville, for appellee Bruce M. Bennett.

Richard Meno, of Denby, Dobbs & Meno, of Carlinville, for appellees Macoupin County and Thomas Gazda.

Affirmed in part, and reversed in part and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

Wrongful death action.

Jury verdict of $8000.

Too low. There must be a new trial on damages only.

Following the death of Rodney Long due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident, the administrator of the Long estate sued defendants for wrongful death. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $8000...

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