Larson v. Fell

The issues presented in this case are whether the allegations of wilful and wanton conduct were properly taken from the jury and whether the jury’s finding for the defendant on the charge of negligence was contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence.

Count I of plaintiff’s complaint alleged that Jefferson Street, a northerly and southerly public street, and South Street, an easterly and westerly public street, intersected within the City of Woodstock; and that plaintiff was a pedestrian walking in a southerly direction from the northeast to the southeast corner of said intersection using…