COCKRELL v. SULLIVAN

Gen. No. 9,760.

344 Ill. App. 620 (1951)

101 N.E.2d 878

Gertrude Cockrell, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Casper Sullivan, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois.

Released for publication December 3, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JENKINS, OLSEN & CANTRILL, all of Springfield, for appellant.

ROSCOE BONJEAN, and MAURICE KEPNER, both of Springfield, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE WHEAT delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant Casper Sullivan, appeals from a judgment for $269.80 in favor of plaintiff Gertrude Cockrell, entered by the circuit court of Sangamon county on a jury verdict for damages resulting from a collision of plaintiff's automobile with that of defendant, the latter being driven by a thief at the time.

The facts seem undisputed. When defendant's car was stolen on January 17, 1950, in Springfield, Illinois...

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