Braun v. Lawder

Mr. Presiding Justice Culbertson

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal by appellants, Donald C. Braun and Edward Hornberger (hereinafter called plaintiffs) from judgments entered in favor of appellee J. L. Lawder, Administrator of the Estate of William Lawder, deceased (hereinafter called defendant). The cause was tried by the court, without a jury.

The action was instituted as against defendant to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by each of the plaintiffs as the result of an automobile-truck collision which occurred on April 27, 1943 on Illinois State Highway…