Olson v. Fleetwood

The plaintiff appeals from an order of the trial court that denied her post-trial motion for a new trial as to damages only.

On December 24, 1963, the plaintiff, then a 54-year-old spinster, stopped her automobile at a stop sign located at the intersection of North Avenue and California Street in Sycamore, Illinois. It was a clear, bright day but the lightly traveled intersection was coated with ice. Moments later, her automobile was struck in the rear by an automobile driven by the defendant. The plaintiff’s car was not damaged.

The plaintiff was jolted forward by the impact and heard her neck…