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MARTIN v. CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 1-92-2344.

637 N.E.2d 506 (1994)

264 Ill.App.3d 1063

201 Ill.Dec. 917

Wilburn MARTIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

June 17, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moore & Maisel, (Gary K. Moore, Thomas J. Branit, of counsel), French, Kezelis & Kominiarek, P.C., (Richard G. French, Russell P. Veldenz, of counsel), Chicago, for appellant.

Mark S. Komessar, Komessar & Wintroub, Chicago, for appellee.

Justice McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Wilburn Martin, brought this negligence action against defendant, Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), to recover for injuries he sustained after falling from an elevator located on CHA property. The jury returned a verdict against the CHA in the amount of $3,059,000, and reduced that amount by 17% to $2,538,970 as a result of plaintiff's comparative negligence. That amount was further reduced by the amount...

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