Lee v. National Material Corp.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Roosevelt Lee and Felicia Butler Abrams (the plaintiffs) were passengers in a car which was struck in the rear by another car driven by Arthur Wah. The plaintiffs maintain that the collision was the result of Wah’s negligence and that both Wah and his employer, National Material Corporation (the defendants), are liable for their injuries. After a jury verdict in favor of the defendants, the plaintiffs brought this appeal.

The plaintiffs assert that the jury’s decision should be reversed because it was against the manifest weight of…