Appellate Court of Illinois May 4, 2004, 1-01-3101 Rel (Laba v. Hahay)

JUSTICE BURKE

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial in this negligence action, the circuit court entered judgment in favor of plaintiff Richard Laba and against defendant Jeevan Kumar Hahay (also known as Mahay), and awarded plaintiff monetary damages. Prior to trial, defendant had filed a motion, seeking, among other things, leave to file a jury demand.