McQUEENEY v. CATHOLIC BISHOP OF CHICAGO

Gen. No. 47,523.

21 Ill. App.2d 553 (1959)

159 N.E.2d 43

Elizabeth McQueeney, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago, a Corporation Sole, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

Rehearing denied June 22, 1959.

Released for publication June 22, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Farrell, of Chicago (Thomas J. Weithers, of counsel) for defendant-appellant.

James J. Kilgallon, of Chicago, for appellee.


JUSTICE BRYANT delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal by defendant from a judgment entered in favor of plaintiff on a verdict of the jury for $30,000 for damages for personal injuries sustained on the premises of St. Bernard's church. A post-trial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and, in the alternative, for a new trial was overruled.

The instance of which plaintiff complains occurred on January 28, 1956. Plaintiff was nearly...

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