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JOHNSON v. KIRKPATRICK

Gen. No. 46,821.

11 Ill. App.2d 214 (1956)

136 N.E.2d 612

Ethel V. Johnson, Administratrix of Estate of Edward C. Johnson, Deceased, Appellant, v. Seth Kirkpatrick, and Gene C. Buchanan, Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

Released for publication September 12, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Owens, Owens & Rinn, of Chicago, for appellant; John E. Owens, and Walter B. Bieschke, both of Chicago, of counsel.

Crowe, Yates, Abrahamson & Fisk, of Chicago, for appellees; Burt A. Crowe, of Chicago, of counsel.

JUDGE KILEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a wrongful death action. The jury returned two verdicts: one found defendant Kirkpatrick guilty, assessing damages at $15,000, and the other found defendant Buchanan not guilty. Kirkpatrick moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and plaintiff moved for a new trial as to Buchanan. The trial court granted Kirkpatrick's motion and entered judgment in his favor...

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