Landess v. Mahler

Earl William Landess, hereafter called plaintiff, came to his death as the result of an automobile accident; his administrator brought suit and upon trial had a verdict and judgment for $4,400. Defendant appeals.

Plaintiff, 19 years old, with a companion about the same age, Ralph Stewart, at about midnight July 20, 1935, was going south in an automobile on Cicero avenue in Chicago, plaintiff driving; on the intersection with Addison street plaintiff’s car collided with an automobile driven west on Addison by defendant; plaintiff was thrown from his ear and received injuries from which he died.

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