KUTCHINS v. BERG

No. 1-92-2629.

638 N.E.2d 673 (1994)

264 Ill. App.3d 926

202 Ill.Dec. 80

Allen I. KUTCHINS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Allen C. BERG and Berg, DeMarco, Lewis, Sawatski & Co., a professional corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

June 30, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago (Paul L. Pawlowski and Joshua G. Vincent, of counsel), for appellants.

Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, Chicago (Donald W. Jenkins and James A. Morsch, of counsel), for appellee.


Justice JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff filed this defamation action in the circuit court of Cook County seeking damages for injuries to his reputation allegedly caused by statements made by defendants. Following trial, the jury found in plaintiff's favor and awarded him compensatory and punitive damages in the amount of $661,636. Defendants appeal, alleging that the trial court committed numerous...

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