Birnbaum v. Kirchner

A jury in the circuit court of Cass county awarded the plaintiff, Robert Birnbaum, $6,000 for damages he sustained when he was struck by an automobile operated by the defendant, Allen E. Kirchner, on the evening of November 2, 1946. Motion for new trial was denied and judgment entered on the verdict of the jury.

On the night of the accident the plaintiff, Robert Birnbaum, with Dr. Walter Frank, left Jacksonville, Hlinois, for the purpose of going to Dr. Frank’s cabin near Chandlerville, Illinois, to spend the night and a portion of the following day, at the invitation of Dr. Frank. On the way…