Joaquin Matuk, Jessie Matuk and Mary Jo Fox v. Russell Harper, Russell Harper, Counter-Plaintiff-Appellant v. Jessie Matuk, Counter-Defendant-Appellee

DUFFY, Chief Judge.

This suit is to recover damages for personal injuries and property damage arising out of a head-on collision between two automobiles, one driven by the plain tiff Jessie Matuk, and the other by the defendant Russell Harper. Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship. The jury returned verdicts in favor of the plaintiffs and judgments were entered accordingly.

At about 11:30 p. m. on January 21, 1957, plaintiff, Jessie Matuk, was driving a Lincoln automobile owned by his brother, Joaquin Matuk, in a northerly direction on Torrence Avenue, in Cook County, Illinois. He…