Schall v. Forrest

Plaintiffs Norman Schall, Curtis Fauth, and Linda L. Curtis, individually and as administrator of the estate of Daniel C. Curtis, appeal a jury verdict for defendant Wilbur Forrest for personal injury and wrongful death arising out of a multivehicle accident during the evening of October 30, 1972, in McLean County, Illinois. Judgments on verdicts returned for numerous plaintiffs against Stanley Tipsord are not before us on this appeal.

On the date in question, defendant Wilbur Forrest was driving a semitrailer truck in the south (eastbound) lane of traffic on Illinois Route 9, a two-lane…