POTHIER v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 1-91-2248.

606 N.E.2d 531 (1992)

238 Ill. App.3d 702

179 Ill.Dec. 699

Anita POTHIER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

November 23, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adler, Gale & Rooth, Chicago (Valerie Harris Adler, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

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


Presiding Justice BUCKLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Anita Pothier (plaintiff) brought a personal injury action against the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to recover damages for injuries she allegedly sustained as she alighted from a CTA bus. The trial court granted the CTA's motion to dismiss (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 110, par. 2-619) on the ground that plaintiff's claim was barred because she failed to give proper written notice within six months of the...

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