Kallas v. Lee

Plaintiffs initiated a complaint for alleged injuries and damages sustained- as a result of a motor vehicle mishap. Robert H. Lee was dismissed from the case on plaintiffs’ motion. At the conclusion of the trial, the jury returned a verdict upon which judgment was entered in the amount of $15,000 in favor of plaintiff, Gust A. Kallas, and against defendant, Jeanne R. Lee. Plaintiff Kallas appeals from that judgment.

Defendant Jeanne R. Lee was called as an adverse witness pursuant to section 60 of the Civil Practice Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1973, ch. 110, par. 60.) She testified that at about 8…