AM. NAT'L BK. & TR. CO. v. CITY OF N. CHICAGO

No. 2-86-0489.

155 Ill. App.3d 970 (1987)

508 N.E.2d 1111

THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE CITY OF NORTH CHICAGO et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed May 22, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Newton E. Finn, of Waukegan, for appellants.

Richard J. Smith, of Sullivan, Smith, Hauser & Noonan, Ltd., of Waukegan, and Jay S. Judge, Ward G. Brown, and Kristine A. Karlin, all of Judge, Kurnik & Knight, of Park Ridge, for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE HOPF delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal evolved from a suit to recover damages caused by the alleged negligence of the defendants in demolishing a building and damaging personal property belonging to plaintiff. A jury found in favor of defendants. The sole issue raised by plaintiff is whether the owner of the building was competent to testify as to the building's value.

The subject building was owned in trust...

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