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SMITH v. PITCHFORD

No. 5-90-0622.

579 N.E.2d 24 (1991)

219 Ill. App.3d 152

161 Ill.Dec. 767

Paul L. SMITH, a Minor, by Linda J. Smith, His Mother and Next Friend, and Linda J. Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Kathy PITCHFORD, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

September 18, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Cooksey, David M. Foreman, Crain, Cooksey, Veltman & Miller, Ltd., Centralia, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Richard A. Cary and Janie F. Smith, Wham & Wham, Centralia, for defendant-appellee.

Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Paul Smith, by Linda Smith, his mother and next friend, brought an action in the Circuit Court of Washington County to recover damages for personal injuries he sustained when he was bitten by a dog owned by Kathy Pitchford. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Pitchford and against plaintiff. Plaintiff's post-trial motion was denied, and he appeals. For the reasons which follow, we hold that the circuit...

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