Cohn v. Northern Trust Co.

On December 14, 1983, the plaintiff, Estelle Cohn, was injured as she was exiting the premises of the defendant, the Northern Trust Company, through a revolving door. The plaintiff filed the instant action and charged, in her third-amended complaint, that the defendant was negligent in maintaining its revolving door and that her injuries were aggravated when the defendant’s employees moved her after her initial fall. The matter was tried before a jury, but, at the close of the plaintiff’s case, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant. The plaintiff has appealed, and, for…