Russell v. Consolidated Forwarding Corp. Inc.

Full title: Arvil Russell and Robert Russell, by Othal Russell, Father and Next…

Court: Appellate Court of Illinois

Date published: Oct 23, 1945

327 Ill. App. 204 (Ill. App. Ct. 1945)

63 N.E.2d 44

Opinion

Gen. No. 9,479. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed October 23, 1945 Released for publication November 19, 1945

AUTOMOBILES AND MOTOR VEHICLES, § 167.2^_ — prejudicial error in instructions in collision case. In action for damages resulting from nighttime collision between plaintiffs' automobile and rear of defendant's stationary tractor-trailer truck, held that certain of plaintiffs' instructions, relating to damages and contributory negligence, required reversal of judgment rendered for each plaintiff.

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

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. LAWRENCE E. STONE, Judge, presiding.

Reversed and remanded with directions. Heard in this court at the October term, 1945.

Earl S. Hodges, for appellant;

Harold Broverman and Harry B. Grundy, for appellees.

Opinion by JUSTICE DADY.

Not to be published in full. Opinion filed October 23, 1945; released for publication November 19, 1945.