BUCKLEY v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Gen. No. 46,205.

3 Ill. App.2d 39 (1954)

120 N.E.2d 375

John F. Buckley, Appellee, v. City of Chicago, and Felton Wilburn, Defendants. City of Chicago, Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois.

Released for publication July 2, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN J. MORTIMER, Corporation Counsel of City of Chicago, for appellant; L. LOUIS KARTON, Head of Appeal and Review Division, and JOHN L. STEFFENS, Assistant Corporation Counsel, both of Chicago, of counsel.

MICHAEL J. THUMA, of Chicago, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE LEWE delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant, City of Chicago, appeals from a judgment in the sum of $34,500 entered on the verdict of a jury in an action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from a collision between two automobiles at the intersection of two streets. Motions for directed verdict, judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial were overruled.

The basic question presented is whether the failure of the...

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