Chrysler v. Darnall

Plaintiff, Margaret Chrysler, as special administratrix of the estate of Herbert E. Chrysler, deceased, brought an action in the circuit court of Cook County against Dr. William Darnall under the Wrongful Death Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 70, pars. 1, 2) and the Survival Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 110½, par. 27—6). A jury found the defendant liable and returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff, awarding $25,000 in pecuniary damages for loss of society, and $6,000 in medical expenses, a total of $31,000. On appeal, plaintiff contends that the jury’s verdict was against the manifest…