SCHWARTZ v. PEOPLES GAS LIGHT & COKE CO.

Gen. No. 48,418.

35 Ill. App.2d 25 (1962)

181 N.E.2d 826

Reuben Schwartz, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Cynthia Schwartz, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

March 26, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Director & Liebenson, of Chicago (Harold A. Liebenson, Harry J. Director and John E. Harris, of counsel), for appellant.

Ross, McGowan & O'Keefe, of Chicago (George J. O'Grady, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE BURMAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This suit was filed to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by Reuben Schwartz and his wife, Cynthia,* in a fire allegedly caused by defendants' negligence in repairing a gas range. At the close of plaintiff's evidence the trial court granted both defendants' motions for a directed verdict and entered judgment thereon. Plaintiff has appealed against Peoples Gas Light and...

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