BENESTAD v. VANDER MOLEN, 332 Ill. App. 660 (1948)

76 N.E.2d 351

Gen. No. 43,973. (Abstract of Decision.)Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District.
Opinion filed December 17, 1947 Released for publication January 9, 1948

AUTOMOBILES AND MOTOR VEHICLES, §§ 134, 134.1[*] — negligent driving by defendant question for jury. In action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff as result of collision of plaintiff’s automobile and defendant’s truck at street intersection, questions whether defendant was justified in believing that it was reasonably safe to make left-hand turn, in view of relative position of plaintiff’s automobile with respect to intersection, and relative rates of speed, were matters for jury.

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. E.I. FRANKHAUSER, Judge, presiding.

Judgment affirmed. Heard in the third division, first district, this court at the February term, 1947.

Miller Moss, for appellant;

Burt A. Crowe, for appellees;

Carl E. Abrahamson, of counsel.

Opinion by PRESIDING JUSTICE LEWE.

Not to be published in full. Opinion filed December 17, 1947; released for publication January 9, 1948.