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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Decedent’s Discovery Deposition Should Be Used as Evidence at Trial Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 212(a)(5)

This was a negligence lawsuit in which the defendant died two years after his discovery deposition. In this case, the Illinois Appellate Court was unanimous on the dispute about the Illinois Dead-Man’s Act, 735 ILCS 5/8-201. However, justices of the 5th District, Judy L. Cates and David K. Overstreet, disagreed…

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