Trust Co. v. Sutherland Hotel Co.

The Trust Company of Chicago, administrator of the estate of Florence D. Steven, deceased, started this suit in the superior court of Cook county against the Sutherland Hotel Company, a corporation, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of said deceased. The defendant owned a hotel building equipped with a passenger elevator and while deceased was a guest at the hotel, she received injuries on the elevator which caused her death. At the close of all the evidence, the court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict and judgment was entered thereon. On plaintiff’s appeal to…