FRENCH v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD

No. 11422.

5 Ill. App.3d 368 (1972)

283 N.E.2d 18

DONNA FRENCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

May 16, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Londrigan and Robert Weiner, both of Springfield, for appellant.

W.J. Simhauser, City Attorney, of Springfield, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SIMKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff-Appellant Donna French was a guest passenger in an automobile driven by Phillip McCarty. The car collided with a utility pole in the 2400 block of South Fifth Street in Springfield, Illinois, at about 2:00 A.M., on January 16, 1969. McCarty was killed in the accident and plaintiff suffered severe injuries, some of which are permanent.

Plaintiff sued the City of...

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