Knowles v. Panopoulos

Richard Knowles, father of the decedent and administrator of his estate, brought this action for wrongful death against Theofilos Panopoulos. A jury found for Panopoulos, but the appellate court reversed and remanded. (Knowles v. Panopoulos (1975), 34 Ill. App. 3d 90.) We allowed defendant Panopoulos’ petition for leave to appeal.

Decedent was a passenger on a motorcycle owned and driven by his stepbrother, Richard Rigsby, plaintiffappellee Knowles’ only occurrence witness, when he was killed as the result of a collision with Panopoulos’ vehicle on September 2, 1968. At the trial in January…