Russell v. Rowe

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Stephenson County. The action was brought to recover damages for the deaths of plaintiff’s father and mother, occasioned by the alleged negligence of Eleanor Rowe, the defendant administrator’s intestate. At the first trial a jury rendered a verdict for the defendant, which verdict was set aside by the trial court on the basis that it was contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. An order was entered for a new trial. At the second trial a jury again rendered a verdict for the defendant. The court entered judgment on the verdict, denied…