KLETTKE v. CHECKER TAXI CO., INC.

Gen. No. 47,913.

26 Ill. App.2d 341 (1960)

168 N.E.2d 453

Warner Klettke, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Checker Taxi Company, Inc., a Corporation, and Joseph Weglarz, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

Rehearing denied August 4, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesmer and Harris, Michael A. Gerrard and Allen S. Gerrard, of Chicago (Julius Jesmer, Michael A. Gerrard, and Allen S. Gerrard, of counsel) for appellants.

Sennet and Levin, and Harry B. Aron, of Chicago (Harry B. Aron, of counsel) for appellee.


MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY delivered the opinion of the court.

In this personal injury case a verdict of $8,000 was returned against the Checker Taxi Company and its driver, Joseph Weglarz. The defendants contend there was no proof of their negligence; that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law, and that the manifest weight of the evidence established the validity of a release received from the plaintiff; they complain that the...

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