CALIBAN v. PATEL

No. 3-00-0467.

750 N.E.2d 734 (2001)

322 Ill. App.3d 251

255 Ill.Dec. 817

Stephan CALIBAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jay PATEL, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

May 11, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michelle E. Meklir (argued), Michael G. Mahoney (argued) and Philip H. Corboy, Corboy & Demetrio, P.C., Chicago, for Stephan Caliban.

Mark E. Hanson (argued), Garrison, Fabrizio & Hanson, Ltd., Joliet, for Jay Patel.


Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff filed suit alleging that he was injured as a result of defendant's negligent operation of his automobile. The jury returned a verdict in plaintiff's favor and awarded damages of $25,856. Plaintiff's post-trial motion seeking a new trial was denied and this appeal followed. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

On June 4, 1992, plaintiff was waiting to make a left turn in his 1977 pickup truck in...

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