Wegler v. Luebke

On May 20, 1964, eleven-year-old Gregory P. Wegler, referred to as plaintiff herein, was riding his bicycle to a Little League baseball game. He was traveling north on West Avenue in Elmhurst, Illinois, and as he was making a left turn to cross the southbound lane of traffic to enter the park, he was struck by defendant’s southbound automobile.

Suit was filed for the boy’s injuries in a complaint which charged negligence and freedom from contributory negligence in one count and wilful and wanton misconduct and freedom from contributory wilful and wanton misconduct in the second count.

At the…