Opinion
Gen. No. 40,720. (Abstract of Decision.)
Opinion filed April 2, 1940
AUTOMOBILES AND MOTOR VEHICLES, § 117.6 — pedestrian running to catch bus, sufficiency of evidence. Where intending bus passenger was running in the street to the nearest bus stop, with knowledge that the bus was behind him, and evidence did not show whether he veered in front of bus, or stumbled, his administrator could not recover for wrongful death on theory that he was struck by bus due to negligence of defendant company and its driver.
See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.
Appeal from Circuit Court of Cook county; Hon. RAY D. HENSON, presiding.
Affirmed. Heard in second division, first district, this court at June term, 1939.
Mitchell Kilanowski, for appellant;
Frank L. Kriete, Charles E. Green and Arthur J. Donovan, for appellees;
John R. Guilliams, of counsel.
"Not to be published in full." Opinion filed April 2, 1940.