Martin v. 1600 Hinman Avenue Corp.

Defendant 1600 Hinman Avenue Corporation, hereafter called Hinman, appeals from a judgment for $35,000 entered on a verdict of guilty in a personal injury action in which judgment was entered for its codefendant, Public Service Company of Northern Illinois, hereafter called Public Service, on a verdict of not guilty. No appeal has been taken from the latter judgment.

Hinman owned, maintained and operated an apartment building in which plaintiff and her husband were tenants. After occupying other apartments for several years they moved into apartment H-2 on May 1, 1935. Plaintiff lived in that…