Appellate Court of Illinois February 13, 1979, No. 77-1341 (DePaepe v. Walter)

Mr. JUSTICE O’CONNOR

delivered the opinion of the court:

Henry J. DePaepe (plaintiff) sued Joseph Walter (defendant) for damages suffered in an automobile collision. After trial, the jury returned a general verdict of not guilty for defendant and made a special finding that plaintiff was contributorily negligent.