Petersen v. General Rug & Carpet Cleaners, Inc.

Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff. A jury returned a verdict finding both defendants guilty and assessing plaintiff’s damages at $12,500. Motions made by each defendant for a directed verdict, for a new trial and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict were all overruled. Each defendant filed an appeal from the judgment.

The complaint alleges:

“1. On July 7, 1944, Cicero Avenue was a heavily traveled public street ichich ran north and south in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, and crossed and intersected Grand Avenue, another heavily traveled public street…