Johnson v. Princeville Community High School District 206

Plaintiff, Marie Johnson, Administratrix of the Estate of Earl J. Johnson, deceased, filed this wrongful death action in the Circuit Court of Peoria County against Princeville Community High School District 206, and Lavergne Byrnes, defendants. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $30,000, upon which the court entered judgment. Defendants are appealing from this judgment and raise the following issues:

1. Plaintiff failed to prove negligence on the part of defendants.

2. Plaintiff’s intestate was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

3. The court erred…