HARRIS TRUST & SAV. BANK v. OTIS ELEVATOR CO.

No. 1-96-3361.

696 N.E.2d 697 (1998)

297 Ill. App.3d 383

231 Ill.Dec. 401

HARRIS TRUST & SAVINGS BANK, Guardian of the Estate of Michael Clark, and Mary Clark and Debbie Dunn, on behalf of Michael Clark, a disabled person, as Co-Guardians of the Person of Michael Clark, a disabled person, Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied July 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Harte, Ltd., Chicago, Herbert F. Stride, Ltd., Chicago (William Harte, Herbert Stride and Joan Mannix, of counsel), for Appellants.

Menges, Mikus & Molzahn, Chicago (Perry Rocco, Charles Menges and Scott Reno, of counsel), for Appellee.


Presiding Justice HOFFMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, Harris Trust & Savings Bank, as guardian of the estate of Michael Clark, a disabled person, and Mary Clark and Debbie Dunn, as co-guardians of the person of Michael Clark, appeal from a directed verdict entered in favor of the defendant, Otis Elevator Company (Otis). The plaintiffs maintained this negligence action on behalf of Clark to recover...

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