STOUT v. SMITH

No. 12468.

24 Ill. App.3d 824 (1974)

321 N.E.2d 519

LARRY L. STOUT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ORIN G. SMITH, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

December 30, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh A. Henry, Jr., of Bloomington, for appellant.

Dunn, Brady, Goebel, Ulbrich, Morel & Jacob, of Bloomington (Frank M. Brady, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE TRAPP delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff appeals a judgment for defendant entered following a bench trial. The trial court found that plaintiff had failed to sustain his burden of proof that defendant was guilty of negligence which proximately caused plaintiff's personal injury and property damage.

The automobile driven by defendant struck that of plaintiff in rear as both parties were travelling south in the...

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