SANGSTER v. VAN HECK

No. 76-26.

41 Ill. App.3d 5 (1976)

353 N.E.2d 192

BILLY SANGSTER, a Minor, by his Father and Next Friend, William Sangster, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ALBERT J. VAN HECK, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed August 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Braud, Warner & Neppl, of Rock Island (Dennis Deporter, of counsel), for appellants.

Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton & Noe, of Moline (John V. Patton, of counsel), for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE BARRY delivered the opinion of the court:

The minor plaintiff sued to recover for personal injuries and his father sought recovery of necessary medical costs. After a 2-day trial the cause was submitted to the jury, with appropriate verdict forms and a special interrogatory submitted by defendant. The interrogatory asked whether the minor plaintiff's contributory negligence was a proximate cause of his injury. The parties...

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