Babbitt v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the court:

This case arose out of a motor vehicle accident in Galesburg, Rlinois. The plaintiff, Myrtle Babbitt, filed suit against the defendant, United Parcel Service (UPS), for personal injuries she sustained when the taxi in which she was a passenger rammed into a light pole. A jury in the circuit court of Knox County rendered a verdict in favor of the defendant. The plaintiff appeals.

On appeal, the issue we address is whether the trial court correctly interpreted section 1 — 156 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989,…