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SUE v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 12891.

279 F.2d 416 (1960)

Jimmie SUE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, an Illinois Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zeamore A. Ader, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

William S. Allen, Jerome F. Dixon, Paul Denvir, Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before HASTINGS, Chief Judge, and KNOCH and CASTLE, Circuit Judges.

CASTLE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Jimmie Sue, brought this diversity action against the Chicago Transit Authority, defendant-appellee, to recover damages for personal injuries. The injuries were sustained on June 29, 1956 while he was riding as a fare paying passenger on one of defendant's buses. He was struck on the forehead by a rock which entered the bus through an open window.

The jury returned a verdict for defendant. The District Court entered...

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