ORAVA v. PLUNKETT FURNITURE CO.

No. 2-97-0819.

697 N.E.2d 1251 (1998)

297 Ill. App.3d 635

232 Ill.Dec. 321

Kelly A. ORAVA, a/k/a Kelly A. Sharpenter, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PLUNKETT FURNITURE COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellants (Robert A. Sharpenter, Plaintiff).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Rehearing Denied July 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michelle L. Adams, Connelly & Schroeder, Geneva, for Plunkett Furniture Co., and Charles J. Samars.

Stephen Sullivan, Batavia, for Kelly A. Orava.


Justice INGLIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Kelly Sharpenter, was injured when defendant Charles Samars, a truck driver for defendant Plunkett Furniture Company, backed his truck into plaintiff's vehicle. A jury awarded plaintiff damages for the aggravation of a preexisting condition and past medical expenses but nothing for pain and suffering. (The jury also denied plaintiff's husband, Robert Sharpenter, recovery for loss of consortium.) The trial...

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