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PLOENSE v. ILLINOIS POWER CO.

No. 11318.

2 Ill. App.3d 874 (1971)

275 N.E.2d 920

BETTY JANE PLOENSE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Rehearing denied December 21, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Livingston, Barger, Brandt, Slater & Schroeder, of Bloomington, (William R. Brandt and William C. Wetzel, of counsel,) for appellant.

Costigan & Wollrab, of Bloomington, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CRAVEN delivered the opinion of the court:

This action was to recover damages for wrongful death of Gerald Harvey Ploense occasioned by alleged negligence of defendant, Illinois Power Company, in maintenance of its electrical distribution lines.

A jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $40,000 and a judgment was entered thereon in the amount of $30,000, the cause of action having accrued prior to the removal of the...

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