Amenda v. Suits

Plaintiff, Ruth Amenda, filed suit in the circuit court of Whiteside County against the defendant, Glenn Suits, for wrongful death of her husband while riding as a guest in the automobile of defendant. The trial court overruled defendant’s motion for directed verdict at the close of plaintiff’s evidence and at the close of the case. Post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for new trial were overruled and judgment in the amount of $11,000 entered on the jury’s verdict was allowed to stand. On appeal to' the Appellate Court the latter court reversed the trial court’s…