MERRITT v. GREVES

No. 79-98.

82 Ill. App.3d 863 (1979)

403 N.E.2d 475

EDITH MERRITT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HERMAN GREVES et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Rehearing denied April 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Sonderby, of Chicago (David W. Ott, of counsel), for appellants.

Burke & Burke, Ltd., of Chicago (John M. Burke, of counsel), for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE WILSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in a personal injury action involving a vehicle collision, the jury rendered a general verdict against defendants, Herman Greves and Lyman Construction Company, for the sum of $25,000. However, the jury responded affirmatively to a special interrogatory finding that the negligence of plaintiff, Edith Merritt, was the proximate cause of the accident. The trial...

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