WOLKENHAUER v. SMITH

No. 86-2859.

822 F.2d 711 (1987)

Jerry K. WOLKENHAUER and Sharon K. Wolkenhauer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Richard M. SMITH and Robert L. Bertch, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry G. Harn, Terry G. Harn, P.C., Peoria, for plaintiffs-appellants.

David J. Dubicki, Kavanagh Scully Sudow White & Frederick, P.C., Peoria, for defendants-appellees.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE and MANION, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action, appellants, Jerry Wolkenhauer and his wife, Sharon Wolkenhauer, sought damages for injuries Mr. Wolkenhauer sustained in a collision between the semi-tractor trailer that he was driving and a utility trailer pulled by a pick-up truck. After the evidence was presented in a bench trial, the district court awarded appellants $213,015.71 in damages, but reduced the award to $42,603.14 because it found Mr. Wolkenhauer's...

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