Cobb v. Marshall Field & Co.

This was an action for the personal injuries sustained by the plaintiffs as passengers in the freight elevator of the defendant. The verdict was for the defendant and the plaintiffs appeal from the order denying their motion for a new trial.

The case was tried under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur and the principal issues arise from the application of that rule and the claim that the verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence.

All the passengers were employees of an independent contractor, J. B. Noelle Company, and were engaged in painting the interior of the defendant’s Chicago…