WADE v. CITY OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS

No. 1-90-0467.

575 N.E.2d 1288 (1991)

216 Ill. App.3d 418

159 Ill.Dec. 228

Harry L. WADE and Joann Wade, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

June 28, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Antonietti and Gulotta, Calumet City (Edward Antonietti and Ronald Kawanna, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Laser, Schostok, Kolman & Frank, Chicago (Michael Lee Tinaglia, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellees.


Justice HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Jury verdicts of $3,582,627.70 in personal injury damages and of $904,166.67 in consortium damages, awarded to plaintiffs, Harry L. and Joann Wade, are challenged by defendant City of Chicago Heights (City). Harry's injuries were sustained when the automobile he was driving struck the side of a building. The accident allegedly was caused by the City's negligence in effecting street repairs.

The City claims...

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