Yelinich v. Capalongo

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURMAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiffs brought this action in the Municipal Court of Chicago to recover damages for personal injuries and property damage sustained by them following an automobile accident. The complaint charged defendant with both negligence and wilful and wanton misconduct. The jury returned a verdict for $500 in favor of plaintiff, Edith Telinich, and for $2,000 in favor of plaintiff, Martin Telinich. Judgment was entered on the verdicts and defendant appeals.

The accident occurred in the early afternoon of August 28, 1955, at the…