Lapidus v. Hahn

PRESIDING JUSTICE ROMITI

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff was injured on January 12, 1976, when she slipped on some ice while leaving the apartment building where she lived. She suffered a comminuted fracture of the left elbow. Her arm is now deformed and useless. The jury awarded her damages of $350,000 against the landlord; the trial court reduced this to $250,000. The landlord appeals, contending: (1) the trial court erroneously denied the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict; (2) the plaintiff’s issue instruction was erroneous; and (3) the jury was clearly prejudiced as…