Backlund v. Thomas

ROETH, JUSTICE.

Defendant Dorothy Thomas appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of McLean County in the amount of $21,000, entered against her in favor of plaintiff on a verdict of a jury. The collision out of which this case arose occurred at the junction of U. S. Route 136 and U. S. Route 54. U. S. Route 54 is a preferential highway and traffic on U. S. Route 136 is required to stop before entering or crossing it. There are large stop signs with the notation “IT. S. 54 Traffic Does Not Stop” and a red overhead flashing stop signal at the entrance to U. S. Boute 54. Plaintiff was a…