{"id":1023,"date":"2012-01-02T16:12:34","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T22:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury-robertkreisman.lawblogger.net\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2019-10-28T10:34:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T10:34:40","slug":"alternative-liability-rule-applied-in-two-vehicle-collision-anderson-v-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/alternative-liability-rule-applied-in-two-vehicle-collision-anderson-v-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative Liability Rule Applied in Two-Vehicle Collision – Anderson v. Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Illinois Appellate Court reviewed the personal injury lawsuit of Anderson v. Anderson<\/em>, 2011 Ill.App. (1st) 10034 (Sept. 30, 2011), to determine whether or not the trial judge had correctly ordered a new trial. After reviewing the case facts and the jury’s decision, the appellate court disagreed with the trial judge and reversed his order for a new trial. As a result, the not guilty verdict entered against the two defendants in Anderson<\/em> stands.<\/p>\n

Anderson<\/em> arose out of a two-vehicle collision between a mini-van driven by defendant Sean Anderson and a vehicle driven by defendant Frank Fratto. The personal injury claim was filed by the six passengers in Anderson’s van at the time of the car accident<\/a> and was brought against both of the drivers involved in the intersection accident. The personal injury claim alleged that both Anderson and Fratto were at fault for the auto crash and therefore were both responsible for the plaintiffs’ injuries.<\/p>\n

However, the Illinois jury found in favor of both defendants and failed to find either at fault for the intersection accident<\/a>. Rather than letting this verdict stand, the trial judge ruled that the verdict was invalid and granted a new trial. When defending his ruling, the judge stated that “the jury\u2019s finding that neither was negligent given the facts of this case is unreasonable and against the manifest weight of the evidence. The jury had the discretion of apportioning the fault between the two parties, but a wash of liability is not an option when the injured is not an active participant in the cause of the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Illinois Appellate Court reviewed the personal injury lawsuit of Anderson v. Anderson, 2011 Ill.App. (1st) 10034 (Sept. 30, 2011), to determine whether or not the trial judge had correctly ordered a new trial. 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