WALSH v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Gen. No. 48,089.

28 Ill. App.2d 243 (1960)

171 N.E.2d 235

Helen Walsh, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chicago Transit Authority, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

November 22, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Dooley, of Chicago, for appellant.

William J. Lynch, William S. Allen, Paul Denvir, and Jerome F. Dixon, all of Chicago, for appellee.


MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court.

Helen Walsh sued the Chicago Transit Authority to recover damages for injuries suffered because of the alleged negligence of the defendant in the maintenance of an exit gate on a stairway leading from the elevated railroad platform. At the close of plaintiff's case the court directed a verdict for the defendant and entered judgment thereon. She appeals.

Plaintiff, a clerk 50 years of age employed...

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