Turner v. Chicago Housing Authority

JUDGE ROBSON

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action by Marguerite Dight Turner, plaintiff, to recover damages for injuries caused from falling down a stairway allegedly due to the negligence of the defendant, Chicago Housing Authority, a municipal corporation, in the construction and maintenance of a stairway in the Ida B. Wells public housing project. The jury found for the plaintiff and awarded damages in the sum of $25,000. Defendant appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motions for directed verdict, judgment notwithstanding the verdict and new trial.

Defendant’s…