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EASLEY v. APOLLO DETECTIVE AGENCY, INC.

No. 78-484.

69 Ill. App.3d 920 (1979)

387 N.E.2d 1241

DOROTHY EASLEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. APOLLO DETECTIVE AGENCY, INC. Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed February 20, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rothschild, Barry & Myers, of Chicago (John J. Coffey, III, of counsel), for appellant.

Philip A. Doran, Ltd., of Chicago (William J. Harte, Ltd., of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

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

Defendant, Apollo Detective Agency, Inc. (Apollo), appeals from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, Dorothy Easley, for damages suffered when an Apollo security guard, William Lee Brown, used a passkey to enter plaintiff's apartment and then assaulted her. The jury found Apollo guilty of wilful and wanton misconduct in hiring the guard and returned a verdict of $7,500 punitive...

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