Kawkes v. Richter's Food Products, Inc.

Full title: George A. Kawkes, Administrator of Estate of Peter Zapantis, Deceased…

Court: Appellate Court of Illinois, First District

Date published: Jun 30, 1943

320 Ill. App. 134 (Ill. App. Ct. 1943)

49 N.E.2d 852

Opinion

Gen. No. 42,540. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed June 30, 1943

AUTOMOBILES AND MOTOR VEHICLES, § 128^_ — contributory negligence of pedestrian, sufficiency of evidence to support verdict. In action for wrongful death of pedestrian struck by truck while pedestrian was crossing street at cross-walk, testimony of three witnesses that deceased was not watching oncoming traffic and walked into the side of the truck held sufficient to support verdict and judgment in favor of defendants (HEBEL, J., dissenting).

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

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. PAUL McWILLIAMS, Judge, presiding.

Judgment affirmed. Heard in the third division, first district, this court at the December term, 1942.

Ritsos Ritsos, Zack T. Ritsos and Nicholas T. Ritsos, for appellant;

Hinshaw Culbertson, for appellees;

Oswell G. Treadway, of counsel.

Opinion by PRESIDING JUSTICE BURKE.

"Not to be published in full." Opinion filed June 30, 1943.