Where a defendant causes property damage to a property held for commercial use, and the cost of repair is grossly disproportionate to the diminution in value of the property, the true value or loss is the correct method to use to assess damages. The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, reversed and remanded a decision by Cook County Associate Judge Robert J. Clifford. Constance Giese lived in Orland Park until she died in 2010. After her death, a piece of property she owned in Orland Park was …