SMITH v. CITY OF EVANSTON

No. 1-91-4057.

631 N.E.2d 1269 (1994)

260 Ill. App.3d 925

197 Ill.Dec. 810

Debra D. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The CITY OF EVANSTON, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell W. Hartigan & Associates, Chicago (Russell W. Hartigan, Patrick H. O'Connor and Keith A. Mandelski, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago (Ruth E. VanDemark, James B. Vogts and Lauren L. McFarlane, of counsel), Swanson, Martin & Bell, Chicago (Kevin T. Martin, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice McCORMICK delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Debra D. Smith, sued the City of Evanston (Evanston) for causing a car crash by failing to post a proper warning sign. In an itemized verdict, the jury awarded plaintiff all of her post-accident medical expenses, but nothing for disability. The trial court granted plaintiff's post-trial motion for a new trial on damages only and this court granted Evanston's petition for leave to appeal.

We affirm...

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