Drewick v. Interstate Terminals, Inc.

A jury in the circuit court of Cook County returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff Evelyn M. Drewick and fixed her damages at $105,000 for injuries she sustained when a steel ventilator-window sash fell from a building owned by Interstate Terminals, Inc., (hereafter called defendant) striking her on the head and shoulders. The trial court entered judgment on the verdict and denied defendant’s post-trial motions. The Appellate Court, First District, reversed that portion of the judgment holding defendant liable (97 Ill. App. 2d 187), and we granted leave to appeal.

Defendant, owner of the…