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· 9/18/1991

Smith v. Pitchford

Citations

  • 579 N.E.2d 24
  • 219 Ill. App. 3d 152
  • 161 Ill. Dec. 767
  • 1991 Ill. App. LEXIS 1620

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  • plaintiffs mere presence on private property does not constitute provocation regardless of how the animal may interpret the plaintiffs movements
  • plaintiff's mere presence on private property does not constitute provocation regardless of how the animal may interpret the plaintiff's movements
  • “Where *** the testimony of a witness is neither contradicted, either by positive testimony or by circumstances, nor inherently improbable, and the witness has not been impeached, that testimony cannot be disregarded even by a jury”
  • “Where *** the testimony of a witness is neither contradicted, either by positive testimony or by circumstances, nor inherently improbable, and the witness has not been impeached, that testimony cannot be disregarded even by a jury”

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Judges: Chapman

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