Dimeo v. Chicago Transit Authority

Plaintiff, Florence Dimeo, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing her complaint for damages against defendant, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), for failing to file a proper notice of injury as required by section 41 of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (70 ILCS 3605/41 (West 1996)). Plaintiff contends that the CTA was estopped from objecting to any irregularities in her section 41 notice and the alleged defect in her notice was de minimis.

On June 28, 1995, plaintiff served a section 41 notice upon the CTA in which she stated that on February 27, 1995, she…