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SKELTON v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Nos. 1-89-2258, 1-89-2359.

573 N.E.2d 1315 (1991)

214 Ill. App.3d 554

158 Ill.Dec. 130

Joseph SKELTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

Rehearing Denied June 27, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Farley, Jr., Gen. Atty., Chicago Transit Authority and Flynn Murphy & Ryan, Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

Martin J. Healy Jr. & Associates and William J. Harte, Ltd., Chicago (Martin J. Healey, Jr., William J. Harte and Joan M. Mannix, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice LaPORTA delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Joseph Skelton, brought an action seeking recovery for personal injuries sustained when he fell from a station platform and was struck by an oncoming train owned and operated by defendant, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). Following trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $7,824,655, but reduced the award of damages by 70% to $2,347,396 based upon plaintiff's contributory negligence...

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