McShane v. Chicago Investment Corp.

This is an appeal from a general verdict in favor of plaintiffs, Jacqueline McShane, administrator of the estate of Craig McShane, Louis Outlaw, Gerald Cathcart and Concetta Hitz, administrator of the estate of Joseph R. Hitz, in a negligence action brought against defendants, Chicago Investment Corporation and Madison Maintenance Corporation, for injuries sustained after responding to a fire alarm. The facts are as follows.

On the evening of September 22, 1981, several Chicago firefighters, including Craig McShane (McShane), Louis Outlaw (Outlaw), Gerald Cathcart (Cathcart) and Joseph Hitz…