Roedl v. Lane

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when she was struck by defendant’s pickup truck while crossing a road. At the close of all the evidence, the trial court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, and plaintiff appeals.

Defendant, called by plaintiff under section 60 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110, par. 60), testified that the accident occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. on November 18,1971, on Meadows Road, a two-lane highway which runs in an east-west direction. The weather conditions were dark and misting, the…