Kavale v. Morton Salt Co.

Plaintiff was struck by defendant’s truck in Twenty-Second Street, just west of Wabash Avenue and severely injured. He brought suit against the defendant and the chauffeur who was driving the truck to recover damages. The suit was dismissed as to the chauffeur and after a trial there was a verdict and judgment in plaintiff’s favor for $31,000.

The evidence shows, and there is no contention to the contrary, that the truck was being driven negligently by Joseph Peter Fotre, who was in the employ of the defendant, and that plaintiff was in the exercise of due care for his own safety. The…