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WILSON v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 66006.

126 Ill.2d 171 (1988)

533 N.E.2d 894

PATRICE WILSON, Appellee, v. THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 30, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard T. Ryan, of Flynn, Murphy & Ryan, and Joyce A. Hughes, both of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard R. Nevoral and Michael D. Mannis, of Bernard R. Nevoral & Associates, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellee.

Judson H. Miner, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Ruth Moscovitch, Mary L. Mikva and Richard L. Jones, of counsel), for amicus curiae City of Chicago.

Affirmed.

JUSTICE CUNNINGHAM delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Patrice Wilson, brought suit against defendant, Chicago Transit Authority, for personal injuries she allegedly sustained alighting from one of defendant's buses on January 16, 1982. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $21,000, reduced by 10% due to her comparative negligence. The circuit court entered judgment in the amount of $18,900, and denied defendant...

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