BEZARK v. KOSTNER MANOR, INC.

Gen. No. 47,941.

29 Ill. App.2d 106 (1961)

172 N.E.2d 424

Louis Bezark, Appellee, v. Kostner Manor, Inc., a Corporation, Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

Rehearing denied March 6, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago (Newell S. Boardman, Richard E. Mueller and Bruce J. McWhirter, of counsel) for appellant.

Louis G. Davidson and Perry M. Berke, of Chicago, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a personal injury action against Kostner Manor, Inc., a nursing home for aged people, by Louis Bezark, one of its patients. It is based upon the alleged negligence of the home in failing to exercise ordinary care to protect him from assault and injury by a fellow patient. A jury trial resulted in an $18,500 verdict for plaintiff. Post-trial motions of defendant...

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