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Stafford v. City of Chicago

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District. Third Division
Jun 20, 1957
14 Ill. App. 2d 114 (Ill. App. Ct. 1957)

Summary

In Stafford v. City of Chicago, 14 Ill. App.2d 114, 143 N.E.2d 68 (1st Dist. 1957), the Court reversed a judgment on the ground that the conduct of defendant's counsel was prejudicial.

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Opinion

Gen. No. 47,002. (Abstract of Decision.)

May 29, 1957. Released for publication June 20, 1957.

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. MATTHEW D. HARTIGAN, Judge, presiding. Reversed and remanded.

Milroy R. Blowitz and Nat P. Ozmon (Ben Copple, of counsel) for appellant;

John C. Melaniphy, Acting Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicago (L. Louis Karton, Head of Appeals and Review Division, and John B. Conlan, Jr., Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel) for appellee.


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Summaries of

Stafford v. City of Chicago

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District. Third Division
Jun 20, 1957
14 Ill. App. 2d 114 (Ill. App. Ct. 1957)

In Stafford v. City of Chicago, 14 Ill. App.2d 114, 143 N.E.2d 68 (1st Dist. 1957), the Court reversed a judgment on the ground that the conduct of defendant's counsel was prejudicial.

Summary of this case from Haskell v. Siegmund

In Stafford v. Chicago, 14 Ill. App.2d 114, 143 N.E.2d 68, after holding that cross-examination was improper, the court added as dictum that the report of a witness (here, the plaintiff's doctor) was a privileged communication under Rule 19-5(1).

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Case details for

Stafford v. City of Chicago

Case Details

Full title:Sadie B. Stafford, Appellant, v. City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation…

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, First District. Third Division

Date published: Jun 20, 1957

Citations

14 Ill. App. 2d 114 (Ill. App. Ct. 1957)
143 N.E.2d 68

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