Sweat v. Aircraft & Diesel Equipment Corp.

Mr. Presiding Justice Friend

delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant, Aircraft and Diesel Equipment Corporation, appeals from the judgment in a personal injury case entered upon the verdict of the jury in favor of the plaintiff, Frank Sweat, awarding him damages in the sum of $14,000.

Defendant’s building, which it had occupied for more than five years prior to the accident, is a three-story brick factory located on the northeast corner of Ravenswood and Montrose avenues in Chicago. The ' accident occurred shortly after 5:00 p.m. on November 13, 1945. On the day preceding the accident…