Wozniak v. Segal

This matter was remanded for our consideration following the supreme court’s opinion in Wozniak v. Segal, 56 Ill.2d 457, 308 N.E.2d 611, reversing and remanding our former decision (7 Ill.App.3d 900, 289 N.E.2d 116) in which it was held that where the manifest weight of the evidence was not in question, the court was "conclusively bound” by the special finding that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence. The supreme court, in reversing, held that an appellate court had the power to investigate the contentions raised to assure a just result and remanded the case for this court to…