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Knittle v. Heyden

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
Mar 16, 1949
337 Ill. App. 104 (Ill. App. Ct. 1949)

Opinion

Gen. No. 44,587. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed March 16, 1949 Rehearing denied April 19, 1949 Released for publication April 20, 1949

AUTOMOBILES AND MOTOR VEHICLES, § 121.3evidence of personal mission of police officer. In action for injuries sustained in intersectional collision between plaintiffs' automobile and a police squad car driven by defendant, a village police officer, evidence for plaintiffs was sufficient to warrant verdict and judgment in their favor on ground that at time of collision defendant was on a personal mission, as against contention that defendant was then in fresh pursuit of a suspected speeder and was therefore performing a governmental function as a police officer.

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

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. THOMAS J. COURTNEY, Judge, presiding.

Judgment affirmed. Heard in the third division, first district, this court at the October term, 1948.

Burt A. Crowe, for appellant;

Carl E. Abrahamson, of counsel;

Joseph D. Ryan, Louis G. Davidson, Louis P. Miller and Arthur Ryan, for appellees.


Not to be published in full. Opinion filed March 16, 1949; rehearing denied April 19, 1949; released for publication April 20, 1949.


Summaries of

Knittle v. Heyden

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
Mar 16, 1949
337 Ill. App. 104 (Ill. App. Ct. 1949)
Case details for

Knittle v. Heyden

Case Details

Full title:Gale Knittle, Florence Knittle and Dolores Knittle, Appellees, v. William…

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, First District

Date published: Mar 16, 1949

Citations

337 Ill. App. 104 (Ill. App. Ct. 1949)
85 N.E.2d 207

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