ZAKOFF v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 1-00-3642.

782 N.E.2d 873 (2002)

336 Ill. App.3d 415

270 Ill.Dec. 314

Robert ZAKOFF, as Special Adm'r of the Estate of Joseph Zakoff, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

December 20, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reibman, Hoffman, Baum, Hirsch & O'Toole, Chicago (Nancy L. Hirsch, of counsel), for Appellant.

Robert S. Rivkin, General Counsel of the Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago (Thomas J. Bamonte, Ellen Partridge and Cheryl K. Lipton, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice REID delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Robert Zakoff (Zakoff), who is serving as special administrator of the estate of his deceased son, Joseph Zakoff (Joseph), appeals the trial court's order which granted the defendant Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) motion for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court's decision.

THE FACTS

On February 4, 1996, Joseph was involved in an accident while driving...

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