Legal Opinion

Lyons v. Michigan Boulevard Building Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 20, 1947No. Gen. No. 43,746PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Soanlan

Nan Young Lyons sued Michigan Boulevard Building Company, Inc., to • recover damages for injuries sustained while she was a passenger in an elevator in the Michigan Boulevard building, Chicago.

At the close of plaintiff’s evidence the court sustained a motion of- defendant for a directed verdict and plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered upon the directed verdict of not guilty.

The motion of defendant was in the nature of a demurrer to the evidence, and the. rule is “ ‘. . . that the evidence so demurred to, in its aspect most favorable to the plaintiff, together with all reasonable…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Eugene Dietzen Co. v. Industrial BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1917
  2. Wicks v. Cuneo-Henneberry Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1925
  3. N. K. Fairbank Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
  4. Mueller Construction Co. v. Industrial BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
  5. Olympia Fields Country Club v. Bankers Indemnity InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1945

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Eriksen v. Nez Perce CountyIdaho Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Martin v. Kralis Poultry Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1973
  3. Sweat v. Aircraft & Diesel Equipment Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1948
  4. Orsini v. Industrial CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986

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