Miller v. McHale

Mr. Presiding Justice Gridley

delivered the opinion of the court.

In an action for damages for the negligent killing of plaintiff’s intestate in an automobile accident in the Village of Wilmette, Illinois, on the afternoon of October 9, 1929, there was a trial before a jury in January, 1931, resulting in a verdict and judgment against defendant for $7,000. The present appeal followed.

Plaintiff’s declaration consisted of four counts. The first alleged in substance that on October 9, 1929, defendant possessed a motor vehicle which he caused to be propelled over Lake avenue, an east- and west…