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In Bradley v. Thomas M. Madden Co., 333 Ill. App. 153, 76 N.E.2d 797 it appeared that plaintiff was driving an empty hearse in an easterly direction on the south half of a four lane pavement proceeding at a speed of about 20 miles per hour. At the same time, shortly before noon, defendant's pickup truck was being driven in a westerly direction on the north half of the highway at about the same rate of speed.
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Gen. No. 43,903. (Abstract of Decision.)
Opinion filed December 30, 1947 Rehearing denied January 21, 1948 Released for publication January 28, 1948
AUTOMOBILES AND MOTOR VEHICLES, § 85.3 — unavoidable accidents. Where defendant's pick-up truck skidded on icy road and collided with plaintiff's vehicle coming from opposite direction, both cars traveling at speed of 20 miles per hour, held that in absence of any evidence of facts or circumstances that tended to show that defendant's driver was guilty of any negligence that caused truck to skid, damage to plaintiff's vehicle was result of unavoidable accident.
See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.
Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. GEORGE KELLING, Judge, presiding.
Judgment reversed and cause remanded with directions. Heard in the second division, first district, this court at the October term, 1946.
Yates, Roche Grotefeld, for appellant;
Tom L. Yates, Donald M. Roche and William S. Dunning, of counsel;
Martin J. Kennelly, for appellee.
Not to be published in full. Opinion filed December 30, 1947; rehearing denied January 21, 1948; released for publication January 28, 1948.