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Jordan v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
May 20, 1940
305 Ill. App. 491 (Ill. App. Ct. 1940)

Opinion

Gen. No. 40,983. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed May 20, 1940

AUTOMOBILES AND MOTOR VEHICLES, § 125contributory negligence, sufficiency of evidence. In action for injuries sustained by motorist when he collided with truck making left turn, lower court erroneously granted judgment for plaintiff, where evidence showed that defendant turned on his signal light before turning left, plaintiff was approaching from opposite direction at a speed of 50 to 55 miles per hour, and he testified he did not see the truck, although he would have seen had he looked.

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

Appeal from Municipal Court of Chicago; Hon. JUSTIN McCARTHY, presiding.

Reversed and remanded. Heard in first division, first district, this court at October term, 1939.

John A. Dill, for appellant;

Emil Seerup, of counsel;

No appearance for appellee.


"Not to be published in full." Opinion filed May 20, 1940.


Summaries of

Jordan v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
May 20, 1940
305 Ill. App. 491 (Ill. App. Ct. 1940)
Case details for

Jordan v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:Clinet Jordan, Minor, by Robert Jordan, His Father and Next Friend…

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, First District

Date published: May 20, 1940

Citations

305 Ill. App. 491 (Ill. App. Ct. 1940)
27 N.E.2d 309