WEST v. KIRKHAM

No. 4-90-0539.

566 N.E.2d 523 (1991)

207 Ill. App.3d 954

152 Ill.Dec. 836

Noma WEST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Perry M. KIRKHAM, Wheels, Inc., an Illinois Corp., and Pfizer, Inc., Defendants-Appellees (City of Urbana, Defendant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

January 31, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Kleczek, Kelly & Kleczek, Joliet, for plaintiff-appellant.

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Urbana, James C. Kearns, Bradford J. Peterson, for defendants-appellees.


Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Noma West appeals from an order granting summary judgment to defendants Perry Kirkham, Wheels, Inc., and Pfizer, Inc. Plaintiff argues the trial court erred in finding, as a matter of law, that plaintiff's contributory negligence exceeded 50% and, therefore, plaintiff was barred from recovering damages from the defendants. We reverse.

This action is based on an automobile collision on June 8...

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