Gnat v. Richardson

Full title: William Gnat, Appellant, v. Guy A. Richardson et al., Receivers, Trading…

Court: Appellate Court of Illinois

Date published: Jun 25, 1941

311 Ill. App. 242 (Ill. App. Ct. 1941)

35 N.E.2d 409

Opinion

Gen. No. 41,585. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed June 25, 1941

AUTOMOBILES AND MOTOR VEHICLES, § 207.1^_ — intersectional collision with street car, sufficiency of evidence. In action for injuries to automobile passenger resulting from nighttime collision with street car making left turn at street intersection, evidence held sufficient to sustain judgment for plaintiff and court erred in allowing defendant's motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict.

_ See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from Circuit Court of Cook county; Hon. WILLIAM J. WIMBISCUS, presiding.

Judgment for the defendants notwithstanding the verdict is reversed: judgment on the verdict in favor of plaintiff entered here for $5,000.00, together with interest at 5% per annum from date of verdict. Heard in third division, first district, this court at December term, 1940.

Epstein Steinberg, for appellant;

Abraham Miller, of counsel;

Frank L. Kriete, Charles E. Green and Arthur J. Donovan, for appellees;

John R. Guilliams, of counsel.

Opinion by JUSTICE HEBEL.

"Not to be published in full." Opinion filed June 25, 1941.