Will v. 1527-31 Wicker Park Avenue Building Corp.

This appeal is by defendant Elm Park Hotel Company from a judgment in the sum of $17,500 entered upon the verdict of a jury after defendants’ motions for a new trial and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict had been denied. The suit was for personal injuries. The defendants were the 1527-31 Wicker Park Avenue Building Corporation, the Elm Park Hotel Company and the American Fork & Hoe Company.

The suit grew out of an occurrence which took place on May 5,1941. Suit was begun October 7,1941. The gist of the complaint was that plaintiff was at that time in a coffee shop, comprising a portion…