NORTHERN TRUST CO. v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 83-1831.

142 Ill. App.3d 21 (1985)

491 N.E.2d 417

NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY et al., Ex'rs of the Estate of Richard Nardi, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Modified on denial of rehearing March 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peterson, Ross, Schloerb & Seidel, of Chicago (Michael M. Lane and Kathleen O'Connor, of counsel), for appellant.

Eugene I. Pavalon, of Asher, Pavalon, Gittler, Greenfield & Segall, Ltd., of Chicago (Gary K. Laatsch, John F. Ward, and Cooney & Stenn, of counsel), for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE PINCHAM delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs, executors of the estate of Richard Nardi, following Nardi's death due to congestive heart failure while a passenger on defendant's plane from Acapulco, Mexico, to Chicago. The trial in the circuit court of Cook County was on plaintiffs' two-count complaint which alleged that defendant was negligent. The pertinent facts follow...

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