Pennington v. McLean

Plaintiff, Virginia Pennington, instituted wrongful death proceedings against defendant, Donald H. McLean, Jr., for his alleged negligence in causing a collision between his car and the truck driven by plaintiff’s intestate, Ernest Pennington, which resulted in his death. The circuit court of DuPage County entered judgment on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff damages of $22,500, which the Appellate Court reversed on the ground that plaintiff’s intestate was contributorily negligent as a matter of law. (18 Ill. App. 2d 316.) We have allowed plaintiff’s petition for leave to appeal.

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