West v. Kirkham

Plaintiff Noma West appeals from an order granting summary-judgment to defendants Perry Kirkham, Wheels, Inc., and Pfizer, Inc. Plaintiff argues the trial court erred in finding, as a matter of law, that plaintiff’s contributory negligence exceeded 50% and, therefore, plaintiff was barred from recovering damages from the defendants. We reverse.

This action is based on an automobile collision on June 8, 1988, a sunny, dry day, between plaintiff’s car and the car defendant Kirkham was driving. The collision occurred at 2:16 p.m. at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Bradley Street in Urbana.…