Hanck v. Ruan Transport Corp.

Mr. Presiding Justice Carroll

delivered the opinion of the court.

This action was brought in the circuit court of Tazewell county to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of the defendants in the operation of a motor vehicle, referred to in the complaint as a tractor-trailer transport.

The jury returned a verdict for the defendants. The trial court overruled plaintiff’s motion for a new trial and entered judgment on the verdict. From such judgment plaintiff appeals.

The accident occurred at about 6:30 a. m. on January 9, 1952 in…