OLD SECOND NAT'L BK. OF AURORA v. Gould

Roger Sebby died from injuries sustained when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Patrick L. Gould. The Old Second National Bank of Aurora, as administrator of the estate of Roger Sebby, subsequently brought a wrongful death action against Gould. A jury trial ended with a verdict and judgment in Gould’s favor and the plaintiff appeals contending that the verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence. The scene of the accident has been termed a “K” intersection in Aurora, where Concord and Marion Avenues intersect Lincoln Avenue, a four-lane highway (with two lanes used for…