Newlin v. Foresman

This case arose out of a collision between two cars near Princeton, Illinois. The trial court directed verdicts for two of the plaintiff-appellees on the issue of contributory negligence and against the defendant-appellant on the issue of his negligence. The jury awarded two plaintiffs $37,250 and $32,100, and awarded an additional $52,000 to the estate of Hopper, a plaintiff-defendant. The defendant asked for a new trial in his post-trial motion, alleging several errors in the original trial. The trial court denied this motion and the defendant now appeals.

On October 1, 1977, two cars…