Schmidt v. Dattilo

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURKE

delivered the opinion of the court:

This was a wrongful death action brought to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s deceased which resulted from a collision involving four automobiles. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $25,000, and judgment was entered on that verdict. The trial court thereafter allowed defendant’s post trial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Plaintiff appeals.

The mishap occurred on Mannheim Road, several hundred feet to the north of its intersection with Irving Park Road, shortly before 8:00 A.M.…