Legal Opinion
Bezark v. Kostner Manor, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 15, 1961No. Gen. 47,941PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Murphy
This is a personal injury action against Kostner Manor, Inc., a nursing home for aged people, by Louis Bezark, one of its patients. It is based upon the alleged negligence of the home in failing to exercise ordinary care to protect him from assault and injury by a fellow patient. A jury trial resulted in an $18,500 verdict for plaintiff. Post-trial motions of defendant were overruled. Judgment was entered on the verdict, and defendant appeals.
On May 29,1958, plaintiff Bezark, then 73 years old, was a paying guest at the nursing home, which occupied a 3-story building and accommodated 119…
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- Worcester v. Theatrical Enterprises Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1938
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