Engstrom v. Olson

Appellant sued appellee and Willard Carlson, her son, before a justice of the peace of Winnebago county, to recover damages to his automobile, resulting from a collision between it and an automobile owned by appellee and being operated by her said son. An appeal was taken from the judgment of the justice court to th§ circuit court.

On the trial in the circuit court, the defendant Willard Carlson testified that the car driven by him was owned by appellee, his mother. Over objection, he also testified that the damages sustained by the car driven by him had been repaired at a cost of $180, which…