TOWNS v. YELLOW CAB CO.

No. 50179.

73 Ill.2d 113 (1978)

382 N.E.2d 1217

ELIZABETH ANN TOWNS, Appellant, v. YELLOW CAB COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick A. Barton, of Bensenville, for appellant.

Jesmer and Harris, of Chicago (Francis X. Riley, of counsel), for appellee Joseph Smith, Jr.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Elizabeth Ann Towns, appeals from the appellate court's affirmance of an order entered by the circuit court of Cook County dismissing plaintiff's cause of action against defendant Joseph Smith, Jr., on the basis of res judicata.

On March 29, 1972, plaintiff was riding as a passenger in a cab owned by Yellow Cab Co., and driven by defendant Joseph Smith, Jr. While...

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