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PENNINGTON v. McLEAN

No. 35054.

16 Ill.2d 577 (1959)

158 N.E.2d 624

VIRGINIA PENNINGTON, Admx., Appellant, v. DONALD H. McLEAN, JR., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 22, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CORRIGAN, MACKAY & FITZGERALD, of Wheaton, (WILLIAM E. CORRIGAN, of counsel,) for appellant.

LEREN AND BUREK, of Wheaton, (ALEXANDER J. BUREK, of counsel,) for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Virginia Pennington, instituted wrongful death proceedings against defendant, Donald H. McLean, Jr., for his alleged negligence in causing a collision between his car and the truck driven by plaintiff's intestate, Ernest Pennington, which resulted in his death. The circuit court of DuPage County entered judgment on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff damages of $22,500...

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