SANTOS v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 1-89-1449.

198 Ill. App.3d 866 (1990)

556 N.E.2d 607

JOHN T. SANTOS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed May 10, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rabens, Formusa & Glassman, Ltd., of Chicago (S. Joseph Formusa, of counsel), for appellant.

Raymond P. Concannon, Ltd., of Chicago (Raymond P. Concannon and Michael P. Concannon, of counsel), for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, John T. Santos, sued the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for injuries he sustained during a January 18, 1980, accident in which a CTA bus struck Santos as he ran toward the bus. After a trial, the jury found in Santos' favor based upon the parties' comparative negligence, but reduced the verdict awarded to plaintiff by 60%.

On appeal, the CTA argues that the trial court...

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