Mowat v. Sandel

Mr. Presiding Justice O’Connor

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff brought an action against the defendant to recover damages claimed to have been sustained by him through the negligence of the defendant in backing his truck, striking plaintiff’s automobile in which plaintiff was riding, damaging the automobile and injuring the plaintiff. There was a verdict and judgment in plaintiff’s favor for $3,000, and the defendant appeals.

The record discloses that about 5:45 p. m., February 4, 1930, plaintiff was driving his Ford automobile northwesterly on South Chicago avenue, at or near the…