GARRETT v. NATIONAL TEA CO.

No. 34472.

12 Ill.2d 567 (1958)

147 N.E.2d 367

DOROTHY GARRETT, Appellant, v. NATIONAL TEA CO., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 24, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAMS & LEONARD, of Chicago, (JOHN L. ROACH, of counsel,) for appellant.

KIRKLAND, FLEMING, GREEN, MARTIN & ELLIS, of Chicago, (DAVID JACKER, THOMAS D. ALLEN, and JOHN J. EDMAN, of counsel,) for appellee.


Appellate Court reversed; municipal court affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Dorothy Garrett, recovered a judgment for $2,500 in the municipal court of Chicago, against defendant, National Tea Company, in an action for damages resulting from personal injuries. Trial was by jury. On appeal by defendant the Appellate Court, First District, found as a matter of law that plaintiff failed to prove defendant was negligent...

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