· 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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