Ashby v. Irish

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Edgar county entered on a jury verdict for plaintiff in an action for the wrongful death of her intestate alleged to have been caused by the wilful and wanton misconduct of defendant in the operation of his automobile. A motion by defendant for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and the alternate motion for a new trial were overruled.

The accident resulting in the death of Lyndon V. Ashby, plaintiff’s intestate, occurred on December 22, 1951 at about 1:15 p. m. on Illinois State Route 1 at a point about 3% miles north of Chrisman, in…