Thomas v. Cagwin

This appeal involves a motor vehicle collision in which seven persons were killed. The several death actions were consolidated for trial by jury, verdicts were returned for the plaintiffs, judgments were entered thereon, and this appeal followed.

The collision occurred at about 5:45 p. m. on November 11, 1960, south of Elburn in Kane County, on a curve on route 47, an 18-foot concrete highway running in a general north and south direction. It was dark, the weather clear and the pavement dry.

The defendant, Orrin Sheer, was driving a tractor-trailer unit owned by the defendant, Merritt E.…