STACK v. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Nos. 58093, 58098 cons.

101 Ill.2d 284 (1984)

461 N.E.2d 969

PAUL STACK et al., Appellants, v. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY et al., Appellees. — JOHN BURNS et al., Appellants, v. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 23, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holstein Mack & Associates; Katz, Friedman, Schur & Eagle; and Jeffrey M. Goldberg, all of Chicago, for appellants.

Jeremiah Marsh, Michael Schneiderman, Michael M. Conway, John L. Rogers III, Albert C. Maule, all of Hopkins & Sutter, of Chicago (Carl J. Frank, of counsel), for appellees Regional Transportation Authority, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, and Norfolk & Western Railroad.

Thomas J. Knapp, Richard J. Schreiber, and Kenneth J. Wysoglad, of Chicago, for appellee Burlington Northern, Inc.

Ray G. Rezner and W. Scott Porterfield of Fishman, Merrick & Perlman, P.C., and Michael L. Closen, all of Chicago, for appellants.

Jeremiah Marsh, Michael Schneiderman, Michael M. Conway, John L. Rogers III and Albert C. Maule, all of Hopkins & Sutter, of Chicago (Carl J. Frank, of counsel), for appellee Regional Transportation Authority.

Jean M. Golden of Cassiday, Schade & Gloor, and John O. DeMaret and Ronald F. Bartkowicz, all of Chicago, for appellee Chicago Transit Authority.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

In Docket No. 58093, plaintiff, Paul Stack, and other named plaintiffs, filed a class action in the circuit court of Cook County alleging that defendants, the Regional Transportation Authority, its board members and five commuter rail carriers, had breached contracts entered into with each member of the plaintiff class by refusing to...

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