Clay v. McCarthy

On June 6, 1978, a six-person jury in the Knox County Circuit Court heard evidence at a trial from which this appeal ensued. That jury subsequently returned a verdict awarding the defendant herein damages of $829.59, but denying plaintiff any recovery whatever. The evidence heard by the jury as relevant to issues raised before this court is as follows: In the early morning hours of December 15, 1976, on North Academy Street in Galesburg, Illinois, a northbound AMC Pacer driven by the plaintiff, Theresa C. Clay, collided with a southbound Ford LTD. The driving lanes were narrowed that morning…