Mueller v. Sangamo Construction Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SMITH

delivered the opinion of the court:

The circuit court of Sangamon County entered judgment for the plaintiff administrator in a wrongful death action and for the widow of the decedent for funeral expenses. The defendant appeals from such judgments and contends that there was insufficient evidence to go to the jury on the issue of due care on the part of plaintiffs decedent. We reverse.

The incident resulting in Willard H. Maberry’s death occurred on March 18, 1969, as he was driving a tractor trailer north on Interchange 55 at a detour point south of the Lake…