Northern Trust Co. v. American Airlines, Inc.

This appeal arises from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs, executors of the estate of Richard Nardi, following Nardi’s death due to congestive heart failure while a passenger on defendant’s plane from Acapulco, Mexico, to Chicago. The trial in the circuit court of Cook County was on plaintiffs’ two-count complaint which alleged that defendant was negligent. The pertinent facts follow.

The evidence presented at trial revealed that Richard Nardi was 52 years old and resided in Western Springs, Illinois, with his wife and three children. Nardi was treated by Dr. Edward A. Newman of Chicago…