Legal Opinion
Jacks v. Woodruff
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 21, 1956No. Gen. 46,687PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE BURKE
delivered the opinion of the court.
On Sunday, September 16, 1951, about 7:00 p. m., while Vern L. Woodruff was operating his automobile in a westerly direction on Dempster Street near Milwaukee Avenue in Cook County, the car ran over Edmund A. Jacks, a pedestrian, who suffered the loss of both legs and other injuries. A trial of the ensuing action resulted in a verdict and judgment for $25,000 against Vern Woodruff and Clarence Woodruff, who are brothers. Vern acquiesced in the verdict. Clarence did not ask for a new trial. His motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was…
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