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DEERHAKE v. DuQUOIN STATE FAIR ASS'N

No. 5-87-0540.

185 Ill. App.3d 374 (1989)

541 N.E.2d 719

LINDA DEERHAKE, Adm'r of the Estate of Kevin Deerhake, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DuQUOIN STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed June 22, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cornelius Thomas Ducey, Jr., of Ducey, Feder & Ducey, Ltd., of Belleville, and Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, of Chicago (Robert Marc Chemers and Michael G. Bruton, of counsel), for appellant.

Phillip J. Kardis and Robert S. Forbes, both of Kardis & Forbes, P.C., of Alton, for appellee Gerald A. DeGerlia.

Bernard J. Ysursa, of Cook, Shevlin, Keefe & Ysursa, of Belleville, for appellee Linda Deerhake.

Affirmed as modified.

JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

On January 30, 1987, a Perry County jury awarded plaintiff Linda Deerhake (Deerhake) $1,100,000 reduced by 30% to $770,000 for her decedent husband's contributory negligence, and awarded plaintiff Gerald DeGerlia (DeGerlia) $2,155,500 reduced by 18% to $1,767,510 for his contributory negligence. After the trial court denied the post-trial motion of defendant, DuQuoin State Fair Association...

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