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RICKEY v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Nos. 55962, 55963 cons.

98 Ill.2d 546 (1983)

457 N.E.2d 1

ROBERT RICKEY, a Minor, Appellee, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY et al. Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 17, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

French, Rogers, Kezelis & Kominiarek, P.C., of Chicago (Richard G. French, Dorothy F. French and Charles W. Planek, of counsel), for appellant United States Elevator Company.

Norman J. Barry and Daniel Cummings, of Chicago (Rothschild, Barry & Myers, of counsel), for appellant Chicago Transit Authority.

James J. Reidy, Ltd., of Chicago (James J. Reidy, William A. Murphy, Gerald M. Chapman, and Donna A. Reidy, of counsel), for appellee.

Affirmed and remanded.

JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Robert Rickey, a minor, brought an action by his mother and next friend, Janet Rickey, to recover damages for emotional distress allegedly suffered when he viewed an accidental injury to his brother, Richard, who, with Robert, was standing on a descending escalator. The complaint sought recovery from defendants Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Midland Elevator Company (Midland Elevator...

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