Haskett v. Baker

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SMITH,

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff was a passenger in the car of the defendant Baker when it was involved in an intersection collision with a car of the defendant Daniels. Her driver was charged with wilful and wanton misconduct and the defendant Daniels was charged with ordinary negligence. The jury returned a verdict finding the defendant Daniels not guilty and the defendant Baker guilty. Judgment was entered on these verdicts and the defendant Baker alone appeals. He contends that under the rule in Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RR. Co., 37 Ill.2d 494,…