· 6/10/1992
Rutledge v. St. Anne's Hospital
Citations
- 595 N.E.2d 1165
- 230 Ill. App. 3d 786
- 172 Ill. Dec. 495
- 1992 Ill. App. LEXIS 910
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- holding the plaintiff was denied a fair trial despite the trial court sustaining his objections and admonishing the jury to disregard the comments made by defense counsel
- holding the plaintiff was denied a fair trial despite the trial court sustaining his objections and admonishing the jury to disregard the comments made by defense counsel
- a new trial was granted where the plaintiff was prejudiced by the defense counsel’s improper closing arguments and violations of an in limine order
- a new trial was granted where the plaintiff was prejudiced by the defense counsel’s improper closing arguments and violations of an in limine order
- a comment by defense counsel in a closing argument that implied plaintiff did not want the jury to hear a witness was found misleading and improper when the parties previously agreed by stipulation that the same witness was unavailable
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Judges: Greiman
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