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MATELIS v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 81-3163.

112 Ill. App.3d 683 (1983)

445 N.E.2d 1226

HELEN MATELIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THE CITY OF CHICAGO et al., Defendants-Appellants.

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

Rehearing denied March 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley Garber, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Robert R. Retke and Frank W. Nagorka, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellants.

Terrence E. Leonard, of Chicago, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

PRESIDING JUSTICE DOWNING delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, city of Chicago and William Jackson, appeal from the trial court's denial of their post-trial motion alleging, amongst other things, error in jury instructions and the judgment entered upon the jury verdict awarding Helen Matelis, plaintiff, $111,661.75 in a personal injury action.

The testimony reveals that plaintiff, then 71 years old, was struck on the...

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