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LUDGIN v. JOHN HANCOCK MUT. LIFE INS. CO.

No. 85-2374.

145 Ill. App.3d 703 (1986)

495 N.E.2d 1237

ELSA LUDGIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Rehearing denied July 22, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matyas & Norris and McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug, both of Chicago (Harlene Matyas, Robert S. Soderstrom, Charles E. Menges, and Sara E. Cook, of counsel), for appellants.

Keck, Mahin & Cate, of Chicago (Robert J. Schuckit and David I. Feldman, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff sued defendants John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (Hancock) and Otis Elevator Company (Otis) under negligence and re ipsa loquitur theories after she was injured while riding an escalator in the John Hancock building in Chicago. Defendant Hancock filed contribution and breach-of-contract claims against defendant Otis. A jury found against both defendants, allocating...

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