FREGEAU v. GILLESPIE

No. 57050.

96 Ill.2d 479 (1983)

451 N.E.2d 870

THOMAS L. FREGEAU et al., Appellees, v. GLOVER GILLESPIE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adrienne W. Albrecht, of Nutting, Thacker, Sacks, Ruch & Albrecht, of Kankakee, for appellant.

Christopher W. Bohlen, of Blanke, Norden, Barmann & Bohlen, P.C., and William O. Schmidt, all of Kankakee, for appellees.


Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

On March 6, 1979, Thomas L. Fregeau and his wife, Patricia, filed a civil complaint for assault and battery against Glover Gillespie in the circuit court of Kankakee County. The complaint alleged that the defendant struck Thomas Fregeau with a wrench on February 18, 1979, causing severe injury. Fregeau asked for compensatory and punitive damages, and his wife...

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