Butler v. Illinois Highway Transportation Co.

On July 13,1929, Owen Truitt, a Methodist preacher of Roseville, Illinois, was riding with his wife in his automobile, which he was driving, on Route Ho. 9 of a hard road system south and east of Peoria. As Route Ho. 9 intersects with Route Ho. 24 there is what is commonly called a “Y,” one branch turns to.the right and travels over Ho. 24 to Peoria, the other branch turns to the left and travels over Ho. 24 to Pekin.

As Truitt was driving his car, he turned to the left into the intersection with Route 24 and as he was in the intersection with his car across the black line in the center of…