Paliokaitis v. Checker Taxi Co.

Mr. Presiding Justice Burke

delivered the opinion of the court.

Emma Paliokaitis and Carlyle Paliokaitis, a minor, by James Paliokaitis, his father and next friend, in a complaint filed in the circuit court of Cook county against the Checker Taxi Company and Harold Johnson, sought damages for personal injuries. Various acts of negligence were charged. Issue was joined. A trial before the court and a jury resulted in a verdict for Carlyle Paliokaitis in the sum of $750 and for Emma Paliokaitis in the sum of $100. Defendants’ motion for a new trial was overruled and judgment was entered on the…