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SEARS v. RUTISHAUSER

No. 59196.

102 Ill.2d 402 (1984)

466 N.E.2d 210

SHIRLEY SEARS, Appellee, v. JULIE RUTISHAUSER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 29, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Costigan & Wollrab, of Bloomington (Robert W. Neirynck, of counsel), for appellant.

Jerome Mirza & Associates, Ltd., of Bloomington (David V. Dorris, of counsel), for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal requires us to determine whether a trial judge should have allowed defense counsel to cross-examine plaintiff's expert witness concerning the number and frequency of referrals the expert had received from plaintiff's attorney. Plaintiff, Shirley Sears, filed suit on August 9, 1977, for personal injuries suffered in an auto crash with the defendant, Julie Rutishauser. The case...

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