Plank v. Holman

Maxine Plank, executrix of the estate of Laurence Plank, sued Thomas Holman, Myrtle Walgreen' and Elsie Rayfield, administratrix of the estate of Ralph Rayfield, for the wrongful death of her husband. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff on which judgment was entered. The Appellate Court for the Second District affirmed (108 Ill. App. 2d 216) and we granted leave to appeal.

Basically, defendants contend: (1) that the trial court erred in permitting evidence of decedent Plank’s careful habits, as there were competent eyewitnesses to the accident; (2) that the trial court erred in…