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CHAKOS v. ILL. STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTH.

No. 87-1446.

169 Ill. App.3d 1018 (1988)

524 N.E.2d 615

FRANCES CHAKOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE ILLINOIS STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellant (Terry Schrimsher, Indiv. and d/b/a Tri-City Towing, et al., Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Modified on denial of rehearing June 21, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kiesler & Berman and Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., both of Chicago (Robert L. Kiesler, R. Howard Jump, Jo M. Bonell, Patty M. Deuel, James J. O'Hagan, Victor J. Piekarski, and Michael Resis, of counsel), for appellant.

Carr & O'Rourke Associates, of Chicago (Donald A. Carr and Roland P. Ernst, of counsel), for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA or Authority) appeals a jury verdict for plaintiff of $9,500,000 as damages sustained by her while a motorcycle passenger on the Northwest Tollway. Other defendants settled for $1,350,000 prior to and during trial. ISTHA seeks review of issues as to whether: (1) ISTHA owed plaintiff the duty to itself police the tollway...

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