Opinion
Gen. No. 42,549. (Abstract of Decision.)
Opinion filed November 4, 1943 Rehearing denied November 23, 1943
AUTOMOBILES AND MOTOR VEHICLES, § 119 — insufficiency of evidence to show negligence in injuring of boy by truck emerging from alley. In action against city and driver of its garbage truck for injury sustained by nine year old boy who, while running along sidewalk, either ran into or was struck by truck as it emerged from alley which intersected sidewalk, held that, on question of defendants' negligence, verdict for boy was contrary to manifest weight of evidence.
See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. JACOB BERKOWITZ, Judge, presiding.
Judgment reversed and cause remanded for new trial. Heard in the second division, first district, this court at the February term, 1943.
Barnet Hodes, Corporation Counsel, for appellant;
J. Herzl Segal, Michael W. Kaveney and Adam E. Patterson, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel;
Marion J. Hannigan and Louis Z. Grant, for appellee.
Not to be published in full. Opinion filed November 4, 1943; rehearing denied November 23, 1943.