YOKLEY v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 1-98-2729.

717 N.E.2d 451 (1999)

307 Ill. App.3d 132

240 Ill.Dec. 358

Myron YOKLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

August 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beerman, Swerdlove, Woloshin, Barezky, Becker, Genin & London, Chicago (Alvin R. Becker, David C. Thomas, Christopher A. White, of counsel), for Appellant.

Duncan, G. Harris, General Counsel of the Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago (Thomas J. Bamonte, Laura Wunder, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises from an action brought by plaintiff Myron Yokley against the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for injuries he allegedly suffered when his leg was caught in the doors of a CTA bus. The circuit court granted the CTA's motion for summary judgment and dismissed plaintiff's action for failure to comply with the notice requirements of section 41 of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (70 ILCS 3605...

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