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DENTON v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO.

No. 83-3078.

152 Ill. App.3d 578 (1986)

504 N.E.2d 756

JIMMY DENTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Rehearing denied March 9, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Johnson and Elizabeth Z. Lebaron, both of Sonnenschein, Carlin, Nath & Rosenthal, of Chicago, for appellant.

Hayes & Power, of Chicago (John D. Hayes, Joseph A. Power, Jr., and David A. Novoselsky, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment reversed.

JUSTICE McGILLICUDDY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Allstate Insurance Company, appeals from a jury verdict entered in favor of the plaintiff, Jimmy Denton, in the amount of $185,000. The jury found defendant liable for malicious prosecution and awarded plaintiff $45,000 in compensatory damages and $140,000 in punitive damages.

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