PEARL v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 87-1219.

177 Ill. App.3d 499 (1988)

532 N.E.2d 439

MELVIN PEARL, Ex'r of the Estate of Morris Pearl, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed December 16, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joyce A. Hughes, of Chicago Transit Authority, of Chicago (Edward J. Egan, of counsel), for appellants.

Richard S. Fleisher, of Karlin & Fleisher, and David A. Novoselsky & Associates, both of Chicago (David A. Novoselsky, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

On July 5, 1985, plaintiff's decedent, Morris Pearl, after stepping into the pedestrian crosswalk at the southwest corner of State and Washington Streets in Chicago, was struck by a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus driven by Henry Billups. Pearl later died from injuries sustained. Following a jury trial for survival and wrongful death claims (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110 1...

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