Pittman v. Duggan

This case presents an appeal by DeWitt Pittman, administrator of the estate of Bobby Pittman, deceased, plaintiff appellant, hereinafter called plaintiff, from a judgment entered by the circuit court of McLean county, on a jury verdict of “not guilty” in favor of defendant appellee James Duggan, hereinafter called defendant. The jury also found by special interrogatory that decedent was guilty of contributory negligence. The errors relied upon by plaintiff Pittman for reversal can best be evaluated in light of the facts appearing in the record.

Plaintiff’s decedent, Bobby Lee Pittman, was a…