Ross v. Aryan International, Inc.

Plaintiff Jamesette Ross sued for damages after she fell at a construction site where she worked in the main United States Post Office in downtown Chicago. Plaintiff sued the general contractor and two of his subcontractors involved in the construction project. The trial court directed a verdict in favor of one subcontractor, Richard L. Dobbins and Company, Inc., at the conclusion of the evidence. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff but filled out a verdict form finding against Aryan International, Inc., only and was silent as to Ace Acoustics, Inc. Aryan moved for a mistrial.…