VEST v. CITY OF GRANITE CITY

No. 81-5.

106 Ill. App.3d 36 (1982)

435 N.E.2d 755

ARCHIE VEST, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. THE CITY OF GRANITE CITY, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed April 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irvin Slate, Jr., of Granite City, for appellant.

Robert W. Bosslet, Jr., of Chapman and Carlson, of Granite City, for appellee.


Judgment reversed.

JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

During a rainstorm that had lasted approximately an hour on the night of August 25, 1975, an automobile stalled while it was being operated in one of the four lanes of Nameoki Road, a major traffic artery of the city of Granite City. A passerby, the plaintiff, Archie Vest, offered his help to the driver of the stalled vehicle, Faye Barton. Determining that the battery of the stalled car needed...

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