Chancey v. McBride

Mr. Presiding Justice O’Connor

delivered the opinion of the court.

While plaintiff and defendant were each driving their automobiles in Oak Park, Illinois, there was a collision between the two machines. Plaintiff’s machine was damaged and she received personal injuries. She brought an action before a justice of the peace in Oak Park to recover for the damage to the automobile and obtained judgment for $275, which the defendant paid. She then brought the instant suit in the superior court of Cook county to recover the damages she claimed to have sustained by the personal injuries.

The defendant…