KOKAN v. COSTELLO

Gen. No. 45,622.

347 Ill. App. 41 (1952)

105 N.E.2d 915

John Kokan, a Minor by Louis Kokan, his Father and Next Friend, Appellant, v. Lawrence Costello, Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois.

Released for publication May 27, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN A. ZVETINA, and HENRY POLLENZ, both of Chicago, for appellant; JOHN A. ZVETINA, and SOLOMON B. ROSENZWEIG, both of Chicago, of counsel.

VOGEL & BUNGE, of Chicago, for appellee; L.H. VOGEL, and R.C. VOGEL, both of Chicago, of counsel.


MR. JUSTICE ROBSON delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff, John Kokan, appellant, a minor of the age of ten years, sued for personal injuries resulting from his being struck by an automobile driven by defendant, Lawrence Costello, appellee. A jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Judgment was entered on the verdict and plaintiff appealed.

The case on behalf of the defendant, which the jury believed, is that he was on his way home from work and was...

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