Martino v. Barra

We allowed a petition for leave to appeal by Cities Service Oil Company from a judgment of the First District Appellate Court, which reversed in part a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County, dismissed the appeal as to certain parties, and remanded the cause. (Martino v. Barra, 67 Ill. App. 2d 328). We restate here that court’s history of the litigation and factual summary:

“This action was brought to recover damages for the wrongful deaths of Herbert Hazen, Jr., Josephine Hazen and Charlotte Thacker, resulting from an automobile-truck collision near Mt. Vernon, Illinois. [Marlene H.…