Hollis v. Mateika

Plaintiffs, George Hollis and Geneva Hollis, husband and wife, brought this personal injury suit against the defendant, Eaymond Mateika, in the Circuit Court of LaSalle County. A jury returned verdicts in favor of the defendant, and the trial judge, acting upon plaintiffs’ post-trial motion, granted a new trial. Defendants were then granted leave to appeal by this court pursuant to the provisions of Supreme Court Eule 30.

On April 28, 1962, at approximately 7:30 p. m., plaintiffs were proceeding in a southerly direction on Eoute 51 south from Mendota. Earlier that evening there had been a very…