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MATICH v. GERDES

No. 4-89-0405.

193 Ill. App.3d 859 (1990)

550 N.E.2d 622

CHRIST MATICH et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. ROBERT GERDES, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed February 1, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter W. Brandt, of Livingston, Barger, Brandt & Schroeder, of Bloomington, for appellant.

John G. Satter, of Satter, Ewing, Beyer & Spires, of Pontiac, for appellee Economy Fire & Casualty Company.

Fellheimer, Travers, Luckman & Engelman, Ltd., of Pontiac (Robert M. Travers, of counsel), for appellees Christ Matich and Joyce Matich.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE GREEN delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal turns upon the proper measure of damages for the owners of a barn destroyed by a fire negligently caused by a tortfeasor. The barn lay on a 1.6-acre tract. It was very old but had been restored and decorated by the plaintiff owners after they purchased the tract in 1972. The predominate use of the barn was for the personal pleasure of the owners and their family and it had some...

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