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MURPHY v. VODDEN

Gen. No. 68-164.

109 Ill. App.2d 141 (1969)

248 N.E.2d 327

LaVerne Murphy, Administratrix of the Estate of La Wana Murphy, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Harvey J. Vodden, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

May 28, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Rosin, of Chicago, for appellant.

Matthews, Jordan, Dean and Suhler, of Aurora, for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE SEIDENFELD delivered the opinion of the court.

A verdict was directed for the defendant at the close of plaintiff's evidence in a suit for wrongful death. The plaintiff appealed on the theory that the court erred in finding in favor of defendant, as a matter of law, on the issues of contributory negligence, proximate cause and defendant's freedom from wilful and wanton misconduct.

The accident occurred on March 9th, 1965, shortly after 10:00 p...

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