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BEKINS VAN LINES v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 60364.

33 Ill. App.3d 996 (1975)

339 N.E.2d 507

BEKINS VAN LINES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Rehearing denied December 10, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paulson & Ketchum, of Chicago (James P. Whitney, of counsel), for appellant.

Francis J. Mullen, Sal M. Bianchi, Damien Wren, and John J. O'Toole, all of Chicago, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE BURMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Bekins Van Lines, Inc., commenced this action for property damages sustained when the overhead trolley wires belonging to the defendant, Chicago Transit Authority (hereinafter referred to as C.T.A.) came in contact with the roof of the plaintiff's tractor-trailer unit, setting fire to the trailer and its contents. The original complaint contained two counts, count I alleged...

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