O'Donnell v. Armour Curled Hair Works

Mr. Presiding Justice Adams

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff in error, as administrator of the estate of Max Schmidt, deceased, sued defendants in error in case for alleged negligence causing the death of his intestate. The jury found the defendants not guilty and judgment was rendered against the plaintiff, from which judgment this appeal is taken.

Defendants were the owners of a brick building at the southeast corner of Thirty-first and Benton streets, in the city of Chicago, about five stories in height, which was used, as appears from the record, for the manufacturing and…