Hess v. Rosenthal

Appellee brought this suit as administrator of the estate of Alter Uchineck, deceased, against appellants, to recover damages for the death of said Uchineck, who lost his life by falling into a vat containing hot grease, while working for appellants in their slaughter-house in Chicago. In the trial court appellee recovered a judgment for $5000, which, on appeal, was affirmed by the Appellate Court.

At the close of all the evidence the defendants asked the court to direct a verdict for them. The court refused to give such direction, and it is contended that such refusal was error, and that the…