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THOMPSON v. PETIT

No. 1-97-1714.

691 N.E.2d 860 (1998)

294 Ill. App.3d 1029

229 Ill.Dec. 387

Bennie THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward PETIT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

February 27, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schoen & Smith, Ltd., Chicago (Lee J. Schoen, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellant.

Clifford Law Offices, Chicago (Robert A. Clifford, Richard F. Burke and Robert P. Sheridan, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Presiding Justice HOFFMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Bennie Thompson, filed the instant negligence action seeking recovery for damages sustained when he was shot by the defendant, Edward Petit. Although the defendant did not deny shooting the plaintiff, he claimed that he acted in self-defense. The matter was tried before a jury in the circuit court of Cook County resulting in a verdict in favor...

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