· 8/24/1989
Blackburn v. Johnson
Citations
- 543 N.E.2d 583
- 187 Ill. App. 3d 557
- 135 Ill. Dec. 200
- 1989 Ill. App. LEXIS 1262
How courts have described this case
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- court acknowledged that it was “possibly treading on new ground,” but allowed self-defense charge in negligence case wherein father had stabbed son after son attacked mother
- comparative negligence is an affirmative defense, which is forfeited if not pleaded
- comparative negligence is an affirmative defense
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Judges: Lund
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