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TORF v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 1-09-1710.

938 N.E.2d 1143 (2010)

Marla Beth TORF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

November 12, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Seidman , Law Offices of Steven J. Seidman, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Brad Jansen , Acting General Counsel of the Chicago Transit Authority ( Stephen L. Wood , Chief Attorney, of Counsel), for Defendant-Appellee.

Justice McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Marla Beth Torf, was injured while attempting to evacuate a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train and brought an action against the CTA seeking to recover damages for negligence. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the CTA, finding that it was immune from liability under the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (the Act) (70 ILCS 3605/27 (West 2008)). For the reasons that follow, we reverse...

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