Horwitz v. Michael Reese Hospital

Plaintiff, Janet Horwitz, sued defendant Michael Reese Hospital and defendant Air Reduction Company, Inc., for damages allegedly caused by the hospital’s negligent treatment and the company’s defective manufacture of an incubator in which she was placed while a three day old patient at the hospital. At the close of plaintiff’s case, the trial judge effected a verdict for the defendant manufacturer. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant hospital. From the judgments entered thereon, plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff maintains (1) that the trial court erred in refusing to direct a verdict for…