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PRUITT v. MOTOR CARGO, INC.

Gen. No. 48,202.

30 Ill. App.2d 222 (1961)

173 N.E.2d 851

Dewey Pruitt, Nathaniel Pruitt, Oda Harris, Joseph Madden, Dave Willis and Arthur Matthews, Appellants, v. Motor Cargo, Incorporated, a Foreign Corporation, and Walter Ankebrant, Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

April 5, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Eugene Knapp and William Bruce Richards, of Chicago (Robert Cleveland and Lawrence Mayster, of counsel) for appellants.

Frank Glazer, of Chicago (Michael J. Bucko, of counsel) for appellee.

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

This is an appeal from a judgment on a verdict of not guilty in a personal injury case. Two errors are relied upon for reversal; one, that the court improperly communicated with the jury, and, two, that inadequate forms of verdict were given to the jury.

Of the six plaintiffs, only Oda Harris filed a motion for a new trial within the thirty day period provided by statute. The other plaintiffs...

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