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PHELPS v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 1-91-0676.

586 N.E.2d 352 (1991)

224 Ill. App.3d 229

166 Ill.Dec. 394

J. Christopher PHELPS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

December 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Resis, Ellen L. Karecki & G.A. Finch of Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., Chicago, William H. Farley, Jr., Gen. Atty., Chicago Transit Authority, for defendant-appellant.

Mark S. Komessar & Paul J. Fina of Komessar & Wintroub, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.

Presiding Justice JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, J. Christopher Phelps, brought a negligence action against the defendant, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), to recover damages for injuries he sustained when he was beaten by fellow passengers on a CTA bus. The jury returned a verdict against the CTA and in favor of the plaintiff and awarded damages in the amount of $120,000. The CTA appeals, contending that the trial court erred in allowing...

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