Handley v. Erb

Appellee brought suit in the circuit court of Will county against appellant and the city of Joliet to recover for the wrongful death of appellee’s intestate. A jury returned a verdict for $3,000 against both defendants. Under a reserved ruling on a prior motion by the city for a directed verdict in its favor the court granted the motion, and pursuant to a stipulation between appellee and the city, the suit was dismissed as to the latter. Judgment on the verdict was entered against appellant, from which he appeals.

The action arose out of a fatal accidental injury at about nine o’clock A. M. on…