Opinion
Gen. No. 41,724. (Abstract of Decision.)
Opinion filed November 28, 1941
AUTOMOBILES AND MOTOR VEHICLES, § 112.2 — affirmance of verdict, interrogatory finding wilful, wanton and conscious disregard, excessive speed. Where wife and mother of automobile owner, plaintiffs, brought action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as result of collision that occurred when defendant in intoxicated condition, after he had side-swiped parked automobile about six feet in back of automobile, in which plaintiffs had been riding, drove his automobile into rear of such automobile, which at moment of impact was parked on one-way street to permit one of plaintiffs to alight therefrom, where jury in response to special interrogatory found that defendant was operating his automobile wilfully, wantonly and in conscious disregard to interest of others, and evidence disclosed that defendant operated his automobile at excessive speed, jury's verdicts in trial court were affirmed, although two judgments rendered in trial court did not find that malice was gist of action.
See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.
Appeal from Circuit Court of Cook county; Hon. JACOB BERKOWITZ, presiding.
Judgment affirmed. Heard in second division, first district, this court at June term, 1941.
A.H. Brown, for appellant;
George M. Schatz, for appellees.
"Not to be published in full." Opinion filed November 28, 1941.