Schwartz v. Lindquist

The plaintiff brought his action in tort in the superior court of Cook county to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him as the result of a collision between his automobile and the automobile of the defendant. He obtained a verdict and a judgment upon the verdict. The damages were assessed at $7,000. A motion for a new trial was denied. The case is here on appeal of the defendant.

The accident happened on April 5, 1927, at about 8 o’clock in the morning in the Village of Oak Park. Each party was on his way to his place of employment and each was driving a Ford sedan. The…