Duncan v. Martin's Restaurant, Inc.

This is an action by the plaintiff, Jean Elizabeth Duncan, against the defendant, Martin’s Restaurant, Inc., for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained as the result of having eaten food, alleged to be unwholesome, served by the defendant to her in its restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, as a result of which plaintiff became sick and suffered premature labor of a child which lived approximately fifty hours.

The case was tried before a jury and defendant moved for a directed verdict at the close of plaintiff’s case and at the conclusion thereof the evidence and motions were overruled and…