GROTHEN v. MARSHALL FIELD & CO.

No. 1-91-3797.

625 N.E.2d 343 (1993)

253 Ill. App.3d 122

192 Ill.Dec. 383

Carolyn GROTHEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

September 9, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago (Douglas L. Prochnow and Lawrence D. Mishkin, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Robert B. Patterson, Drumke & Patterson, Ltd., Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Marshall Field and Company (hereinafter Field's), was assessed damages of $244,000 for injuries plaintiff, Carolyn Grothen, sustained as a result of a tripping incident in one of its stores. The jury found plaintiff to be 50% contributorily negligent and judgment was entered on the verdict for $122,000. The trial court later granted plaintiff's posttrial...

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