Guthrie v. Van Hyfte

The Henry County circuit court entered judgment upon a jury verdict awarding plaintiff, Thomas J. Guthrie, $35,000 for personal injuries allegedly caused by the misconduct of defendant, Allan Van Hyfte, in operating plaintiff’s car. The Appellate Court for the Third Judicial District (64 Ill. App. 2d 303) found the verdict against the manifest weight of the evidence and reversed and remanded with directions to allow defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. We allowed plaintiff’s petition for leave to appeal.

Apparently Allan Van Hyfte filed a complaint against Thomas Guthrie alleging the…