Mahan v. Richardson

Mr. Presiding Justice Scanlan

delivered the opinion of the court.

An action in case, in which plaintiff sued to recover damages for injuries sustained by him as the result of an accident which he alleges was caused by the negligence of defendants and one Addie Cooper, the owner and driver of a motorcycle that also figured in the accident. Cooper was made a defendant, but was not served with summons and was dismissed from the case. The remaining defendants filed a plea of not guilty. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence the trial court directed the jury to return a verdict in favor of…