JACKSON v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 54865.

133 Ill. App.2d 529 (1971)

273 N.E.2d 748

L.C. JACKSON, by Earlean Hoy, his guardian and next friend, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

July 6, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heller & Morris, and Jerome H. Torshen, Ltd., both of Chicago, (Benjamin H. Cohen and Jerome H. Torshen, of counsel,) for appellant.

James G. O'Donohue, O.R. Hamlink, Jerome F. Dixon, and Morton A. Resnick, all of Chicago, for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE GOLDBERG delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, L.C. Jackson, seeks damages for personal injuries allegedly caused by the negligence of defendant George Vlahos, operator of a bus for defendant Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,500.00. However, the court sustained the post-trial motion of defendants for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and plaintiff appealed...

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