Opinion
Gen. No. 9,302. (Abstract of Decision.)
Opinion filed February 24, 1942 Rehearing denied May 5, 1942
AUTOMOBILES AND MOTOR VEHICLES, § 80.3 — when question of wilful and wanton injury to guest properly submitted to jury. In an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in an accident while a passenger in defendant's automobile, where there was evidence that defendant came off a gravel road at 35 to 40 miles an hour, past a stop sign and on to a State highway without stopping and attempted to cross over ahead of an approaching car, and a collision occurred, and the defendant had knowledge of the presence of the State highway in that vicinity, it was proper to submit the question of wilful and wanton misconduct of the defendant to the jury.
See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.
Appeal from Circuit Court of Tazewell county; Hon. HENRY J. INGRAM, presiding.
Judgment affirmed. Heard in this court at October term, 1941.
Ralph Dempsey and P.A. D'Arcy, for appellant;
Rae C. Heiple, Wallace J. Black, Kenneth W. Black and J.M. Powers, for appellee.
"Not to be published in full." Opinion filed February 24, 1942; rehearing denied May 5, 1942.