THOMAS v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Gen. No. 53,446.

115 Ill. App.2d 476 (1969)

253 N.E.2d 492

Louise Thomas, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chicago Transit Authority, a Municipal Corporation, and Otis Parks, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

Rehearing denied November 13, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reidy, Gross & Dee, and Jurco, Damisch & Sinson, of Chicago (Richard H. Lucy and James R. Mitchell, of counsel), for appellant.

George J. Schaller, O.R. Hamlink, Jerome F. Dixon, and Norman J. Barry, of Chicago, for appellees.


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

The plaintiff, Louise Thomas, brought an action for personal injury against the Chicago Transit Authority and Otis Parks, one of its drivers. A jury found for the defendants and the plaintiff appeals. She claims that she was prejudiced during the trial by an experiment which was performed by the defendants over her objection.

The plaintiff's injuries occurred on the evening of December 23, 1965...

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