Morse v. Johnson

The plaintiffs, Duonna J. Morse and her daughter, Melanee Morse, filed suit in the circuit court of La Salle County to recover for damages they incurred in a traffic accident. After a trial on the merits, a 12-person jury returned a verdict which awarded $100 to Melanee and which included a special finding that Mrs. Morse was contributorily negligent. A post-trial motion was duly filed and overruled, and now Mrs. Morse seeks our review of the proceedings below. The verdict in favor of Melanee Morse is not contested.

On October 7, 1975, the appellant was driving the family auto northbound on…