LAUGHLIN v. CHENOWETH

No. 15598.

92 Ill. App.3d 430 (1980)

414 N.E.2d 1296

GERALD LAUGHLIN, JR., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LINDA L. CHENOWETH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed December 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard W. Small, of Thomas, Mamer, Haughey & Miller, of Champaign, for appellant.

Edward J. Kionka, of Columbia, and Philip C. Zimmerly, of Zimmerly, Dodd, Stout & Cole, P.C., and John J. Lawless, both of Champaign, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE GREEN delivered the opinion of the court:

This case turns upon the requirements to authenticate, as a prior inconsistent statement and an admission of a party, a writing signed by that party and purporting to be his explanation of the occurrence giving rise to the litigation. We hold that under the record made here, the trial court did not err in sustaining an objection to an offer of proof of the document.

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