Illinois Supreme Court· 10/5/1987

Witherell v. Weimer

Citations

515 N.E.2d 68
118 Ill. 2d 321
113 Ill. Dec. 259
1987 Ill. LEXIS 246

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expert opinion held to a reasonable degree of medical certainty furnishes an adequate basis for jury’s finding that causation was proved
“[a]n expert opinion, held to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, provides an adequate basis for a jury finding that causation was proved”
expert opinion held to a reasonable degree of medical certainty furnishes an adequate basis for jury's finding that causation was proved
“An expert opinion held to a reasonable degree of medical certainty obviously furnishes an adequate basis for a jury’s finding that causation was proved by a preponderance of the evidence.”
“An expert opinion held to a reasonable degree of medical certainty obviously furnishes an adequate basis for a jury’s finding that causation was proved by a preponderance of the evidence.”
“When there is a general verdict and more than one theory is presented, the verdict will be upheld if there was sufficient evidence to sustain either theory, and the defendant, having failed to request special interrogatories, cannot complain”

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