Bauer v. Johnson

The defendant, Glenn Johnson, was found not liable by a Cook County jury for injuries received by the plaintiff, Patricia Bauer, in an automobile collision. The jury answered a special interrogatory finding the plaintiff contributorially negligent. Plaintiff owned the car in which she was riding. It was driven by her 16-year-old son at the time of the collision. The trial court denied plaintiff’s motion for a directed verdict on the issue of her contributory negligence and plaintiff’s post-trial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The appellate court reversed and remanded. (67…