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SIMS v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 33127.

4 Ill.2d 60 (1954)

122 N.E.2d 221

VERA SIMS, Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 15, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BRUCE PARKHILL, and WOLFF, KEANE & GOMBERG, both of Chicago, for appellant.

THOMAS C. STRACHAN, JR., JAMES O. DWIGHT, MARION J. HANNIGAN, ARTHUR J. DONOVAN, and JOHN W. FREELS, all of Chicago, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

In a proceeding for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff, Vera Sims, when she was struck by a streetcar, the circuit court of Cook County entered a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $25,000, which the Appellate Court reversed, and entered judgment notwithstanding the verdict for defendant Chicago Transit Authority. This court...

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