2010 Illinois State Bar Association High School Mock Trial Invitational - Amended Case Materials - Case synopsis - Logan Lovell v. Pat Sainsbury

Sep 18, 2026

2010 Illinois State Bar Association High School Mock Trial Invitational provides approved amended case materials for regional and final trials. The case synopsis centers on Logan Lovell and Pat Sainsbury following a party where alcohol is present and teens are invited under false assumptions. A traffic accident occurs, breathalyzer results are disputed, and Lovell files suit alleging DUI and negligent driving. Stipulations define expert status, affidavits, and admissions, while exhibits include the accident diagram.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages39

Reading Time1 h 38 min

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Case synopsis

Plaintiff’s witnesses

Defense witnesses

Party facts and accident timeline

Breathalyzer results and legal claims

Stipulations

Exhibits

Complaint at Law

2010 Illinois State Bar Association High School Mock Trial Invitational Co-Sponsored by Illinois LEARN, The University of Illinois Springfield The Illinois Judges Association, and the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago These are the approved case materials for use at all 2010 Illinois regional and final trials. Amended Case Materials Logan Lovell v. Pat Sainsbury Illinois State Bar Association High School Mock Trial Office Attention: Donna Schechter 424 South Second Street, Springfield, IL 62701 800.252.8908 217.525.1760 Fax: 217.525.9063 [dschechter@isba.org](dschechter@isba.org) 2010 Illinois State Bar Association High School Mock Trial-Case synopsis Plaintiff’s Witnesses Logan Lovell – driver of Prius Officer Kerry Cambridge-issued tickets Dr. Jehan Whitney – juvenile orthopedic physician – Lovell’s doctor Defense Witnesses Pat Sainsbury – driver of van Quincy Waitrose – van passenger Raven Burberry-expert in auto crash reconstruction Mary Lincoln High School offers the popular Illinois Judges Association program, Seven Reasons To Leave The Party on Friday, April 10, 2009, and the entire school population attends. On Saturday, April 11, 25 teens are invited to a party at the home of a high school student, Kim Jordan. The party goers were all told that Kim’s parents will be home, and that the party is a simple “movie night.”When guests arrive, they realize Kim’s parents are not at home and there is evidence of alcohol being present, brought by guests in coolers. Some of the students who attend the parentless party are members of the high school swim team, specifically Logan Lovell and Pat Sainsbury. The school has a zero tolerance policy regarding drugs, drinking, smoking and curfew violations, especially for those on school athletic or scholastic teams. Once the swim team student Logan Lovell sees the alcohol come out of a cooler brought to the party by an upper-classman, he/she leaves, taking two other students along. A traffic accident occurs involving Lovell and Sainsbury. After calling an ambulance to the scene, police officers ask all the uninjured students to undergo breathalyzer tests, including the passengers. Driver Sainsbury blows a .05 (the legal limit for those 21 years of age or older is .08) . Driver Lovell blows a .02. All others pass the test. Lovell has filed suit against Sainsbury alleging that he/she was driving under the influence, was careless, failed to control his/her vehicle, was tailgating, caused a hazard by driving while using a cell phone, and caused permanent physical harm as well as pain and suffering, including possible loss of college swimming scholarship. YOU ARE PROVING LIABILITY ONLY – NOT DAMAGES! Stipulations: 1. Dr. Jehan Whitney, Raven Burberry are stipulated to be experts. 2. Dr. Whitney’s witness affidavit is his/her medical report. 3. Officer Cambridge’s affidavit will serve as the accident report. The tickets that were written are not available as exhibits. 3. Lovell and Sainsbury are both 18 years of age and have their drivers’ licenses. 4. Raven Burberry’s witness affidavit is his/her formal accident evaluation report. 5. All witness affidavits are to be considered signed and notarized. 6. Admissibility of the breathalyzer test is not in dispute. 7. All parties are aware that O’Douls has the .4% alcohol content. 8. All parties are aware that the diagram was drawn by Officer Kerry Cambridge and represents the best recollections of all parties involved in the case. Exhibits: A. Diagram of accident site. STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF LINCOLN )) ) ss IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, LINCOLN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Logan Lovell, Plaintiff v. Pat Sainsbury Defendant )) )) )) ) No. L-00-9 Complaint at Law NOW COMES the Plaintiff, Logan Lovell, alleging the following for the Civil Complaint against the Defendant Pat Sainsbury. 1. That on April 11, 2009, on or about 8:30

FAQs

What events lead to the lawsuit in the case synopsis?

A party is held under the impression that parents are home, but alcohol is present when guests arrive. Logan Lovell and Pat Sainsbury attend, and a traffic accident involving both drivers occurs afterward.

What do the breathalyzer results show after the accident?

Uninjured students undergo breathalyzer tests. Sainsbury blows a .05 while Lovell blows a .02; all other students pass the test.

What is the purpose of the proceedings according to the materials?

The materials emphasize proving liability only and not damages. They also include stipulations addressing experts, affidavit use, notarization, and admissibility of the breathalyzer test.

Sep 18, 2026

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