Young v. Patrick

This court has granted a writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the action of the superior court of Cook county in instructing the jury in a personal injury case to find the defendant not guilty.

Plaintiff in error is the widow of Louis W. Young. Young was struck by the defendant in error’s automobile, driven by the latter. He died a few hours later. The question presented to us is whether or not there is in the record sufficient evidence for plaintiff in error to have justified the submission of the cause to a jury.

There were no eye-witnesses to the…