Murphy v. Vodden

A verdict was directed for the defendant at the close of plaintiff’s evidence in a suit for wrongful death. The plaintiff appealed on the theory that the court erred in finding in favor of defendant, as a matter of law, on the issues of contributory negligence, proximate cause and defendant’s freedom from wilful and wanton misconduct.

The accident occurred on March 9th, 1965, shortly after 10:00 p. m. on North Avenue (Illinois State Route 64) at or near its intersection with Edgewood. North Avenue is a four-lane highway with two eastbound and two westbound lanes separated by a double yellow…