MAPLE v. GUSTAFSON

No. 72357.

603 N.E.2d 508 (1992)

151 Ill.2d 445

177 Ill.Dec. 438

Carlos MAPLE et al., Appellees, v. Mervin E. GUSTAFSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin K. Morrissey, Reed, Armstrong, Gorman, Coffey, Thomson, Gilbert & Mudge, P.C., Edwardsville, for appellant.

Michael R. Bilbrey and Pamela J. Wise, Bono, Goldenberg, Hopkins & Bilbrey, P.C., Wood River, for appellees.


Justice THOMAS J. MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Carlos and Mary Maple (plaintiffs) filed suit against Mervin E. Gustafson (defendant) in Madison County to recover damages caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant in operating his vehicle. At trial, the court found the evidence of defendant's negligence so persuasive that it removed any question of negligence from the jury and instructed it only on the issues of proximate cause, damages, and contributory...

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