Fraher v. Inocencio

The trial court granted plaintiff Fraher a new trial in her suit to recover damages for her personal injuries and lost earnings caused by a car collision. This court granted the defendants’ petition for leave to appeal under Supreme Court Rule 306 (87 Ill. 2d R. 306). The property damage claims of plaintiff Fulk, whose car Fraher was driving and wrecked in the accident, have been concluded and are not at issue here.

The jury, instructed on comparative negligence, found that Fraher suffered $3,000 in damages and attributed to her 92% of the combined negligence, leaving a verdict of $240. The…