Tygett v. Penry

Mr. Presiding Justice Culbertson

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of St. Clair county in favor of Etta Tygett, appellee (hereinafter called plaintiff), and as against Hollie T. Penry, appellant (hereinafter called defendant). The action was predicated on a wilful and wanton count. The defendant was a nephew of the plaintiff. At the time of the accident he was driving along Illinois State Highway number 3, near Waterloo, Illinois. The car which defendant was driving had been driven at a reasonable rate of speed and was being driven in a…