Tierney v. Szumny

This appeal presents for our consideration the record of a trial court which is, to say the least, unique. There were entered, during the course of the proceeding, five so-called nunc pro tunc orders and there was returned what we, for the want of a better appellation, term a nunc pro tunc verdict as to the defendants who have appealed.

On February 23, 1927, the plaintiff filed her declaration in the circuit court of Cook county, charging that Bruno Szumny, Anton Szumny, Charles Smith and the Standard Cab Company, a corporation, were liable to her for damages on account of personal injuries…