Fan v. AUSTER CO., INC.
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE ROBERT E. GORDON
delivered the opinion of the court:
On April 22, 2003, Ru Hai Liu fell down an open elevator shaft and died. Liu worked for Yong Shing Wholesale Trading Company, which subleased the premises from defendant Auster Company. Defendant Auster Company had leased the premises from the owner of the building, defendant Auster Trust. Plaintiff Jenny Fan, who is the special administratrix for Liu’s estate, sued defendants Auster Company and Auster Trust alleging that they negligently allowed an unguarded opening to exist, failed to provide elevators with an interlock to…
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