Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against defendant for negligence and strict product liability. A jury entered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and defendant appealed arguing that the trial court abused its discretion when it denied defendant’s motions in limine as untimely, refused to allow the defendant to call certain witnesses, admitted evidence regarding damages that was not properly disclosed, allowed improper cross-examination, and erroneously admitted evidence related to the defendant’s liability. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the denial of defendant’s motions in limine was a “nonevent” and did not constitute an appealable issue because it was not preserved through contemporaneous objection or a post-trial motion, that defendant similarly waived any objection to the trial court’s refusal to allow defendant to call two witnesses by failing to make an offer of proof and that the testimony of one of the witnesses was improper opinion testimony, and that the trial court did not otherwise abuse its discretion in the admission of evidence. (HARRIS and STEIGMANN, concurring)
Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Evidence