Marut v. Costello

This appeal is from a judgment entered in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, February 21, 1963, on a jury verdict finding for the defendantsappellees in plaintiff-appellant’s suit for damages resulting from injuries sustained on appellees’ premises.

The central issue which the appellant raises before this court is whether the constant references to what she claims are unrelated injuries and illnesses, and questions concerning her mental condition deprived her of a fair trial.

In July of 1958 the appellant was working as a waitress in the Blackhawk Restaurant in Chicago. On that date…