SNEDDEN v. LAVENKA

No. 79-2224.

92 Ill. App.3d 979 (1981)

416 N.E.2d 1097

KATHRYN SNEDDEN, Adm'r of the Estate of Melvin Snedden, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RICHARD J. LAVENKA, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed January 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert F. Stride and William J. Harte, Ltd., both of Chicago (William J. Harte, of counsel), for appellant.

John E. Guy, of Abramson & Fox, of Chicago, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE PERLIN delivered the opinion of the court:

As administrator of the estate of her husband, Melvin Snedden, plaintiff brought a wrongful death action against defendant, Richard J. Lavenka, claiming that defendant's negligence in the operation of his automobile on August 13, 1975, caused an accident which led to Snedden's death on August 31, 1975. Defendant admitted that Snedden died from injuries sustained in the accident but denied...

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