BUTLER v. THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTH.

No. 40369.

38 Ill.2d 361 (1967)

231 N.E.2d 429

MARY H. BUTLER, Admr., Appellant, v. THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BARBERA AND FRIEDLANDER, and PHILIP H. CORBOY, both of Chicago, (DOM J. RIZZA and A.J. HARDIMAN, of counsel,) for appellant.

GEORGE J. SCHALLER, O.R. HAMLINK, JEROME F. DIXON, and PAUL DENVIR, all of Chicago, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

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

Plaintiff's intestate died on March 6, 1960 as a result of injuries incurred in a collision between an automobile and one of defendant's trains. Plaintiff, Mary Butler as administratrix of the estate of William Butler, deceased, brought suit in the circuit court of Cook County under the Wrongful Death Act against defendant Chicago Transit Authority. The jury returned a verdict...

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