Schneiderman v. Interstate Transit Lines, Inc.

Jack Schneiderman started this suit in the superior court of Cook county against Interstate Transit Lines, Inc., to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when the automobile he was driving collided with one of defendant’s busses. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for $100,000. In response to a special interrogatory submitted at defendant’s request, the jury found that the bus had been operated in a wilful and wanton manner. The court overruled defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, for a new trial, and its motion to require a remittitur and to…