Court Opinion

ID: 9535602
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 04:51:14.90858+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:33:17.365830
License: Public Domain

JUSTICE WELCH, specially concurring: I concur in the result reached by the majority only insofar as it is based upon the lack of proof that the flooding of Nameoki Road was a cause of Winklemeier’s collision with the stalled Barton vehicle. As noted by the majority, Winklemeier did not state that his brakes failed to function when he depressed the brake pedal or that he swerved out of his lane when he applied the brakes. Instead, he recalled that his brakes had “grabbed.” This testimony, which is uncontradicted, does not support the plaintiff’s theory that the conduct of Granite City in not alleviating the flooding of Nameoki Road contributed to the collision. Consequently, the plaintiff’s chain of causation is incomplete and the evidence introduced at trial does not support the jury’s verdict against the city.