Smith v. Champaign-Urbana City Lines, Inc.

This appeal from a judgment entered for defendant upon a directed verdict in a small-claims action before a magistrate, arising out of property damage to an automobile, raises two questions as to evidence. First, what evidence is required to raise the presumption that paid auto repair bills are reasonable and necessary expenses for repairs? Second, whether the formal rules of evidence apply to a suit filed as a small claim under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 282.

Plaintiff sued in a small-claims action for property damage to her automobile allegedly caused by the negligence of defendant’s…