Douglas v. Chicago Transit Authority

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Ethel Douglas brought an action to recover damages for personal injuries suffered when her car collided with a C.T.A. bus on May 21, 1964, at 79th and Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago. A jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant, C.T.A., the bus driver having previously been dismissed as a defendant. The court entered judgment thereon and denied plaintiff’s post-trial motion for a new trial. Plaintiff appeals from the order denying a new trial.

OPINION

Plaintiff has presented several arguments in support of her motion for a new…